Why Boye Oyewumi is the Favorite to Win a Senate Seat in 2023
The run-up to the Ondo Southern Senatorial Election continues to be exciting, particularly with the declaration of various Candidates who have come forward to declare their candidacy for the office.
However, based on the profiles of the various candidates who have expressed their intentions, their pedigree, antecedents, and trajectory, as well as their political wit and support base, Mr. Boye Oyewumi remains the most qualified candidate to win the highly coveted seat in 2023.
Many people familiar with the state’s economic development, as well as political pundits, are familiar with the name Boye Oyewumi. Over the years, the highly reserved and well-respected technocrat has established himself as one of the most valuable assets of the administration led by Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN.
For a man who was invited to join the Ondo State Governor’s administration after they ran against each other in the primaries, Oyewumi performed admirably, putting politics aside to focus squarely on the task of attracting investment to the state.
Oyewumi’s numerous graceful strides continue to woo the Senatorial district’s residents, who believe they have found a qualified candidate to represent them and answer their numerous questions.
According to his trajectory and manifesto, he has come out in favor of prioritizing the region’s economic development through a concerted effort to maximize the region’s numerous potentials.
The advantage he has, which has been extremely beneficial to him, is that he is already involved in the region’s development efforts. Through him, the region gained the Ore Industrial Park (OIP), a multi-industry industrial park that has already created over 5000 direct jobs. He was also instrumental in reviving the Okitipupa Oil Palm Plc, a company that was already dormant when he joined, but with his input, the franchise is now generating wealth for the Senatorial district’s residents. Additionally, the Port Ondo project remains a priority for him and is nearing completion.
Apart from his roles as chief executive officer and team leader at ONDIPA, Oyewumi has been overseeing the state’s ministry of trade and commerce since 2017 in the absence of a substantive commissioner. Again, tasking a man with so many responsibilities to also serve as the official commissioner in charge of a critical ministry like trade and commerce demonstrates Governor Akeredolu’s implicit confidence in Oyewumi as a multi-tasker who will always meet, if not exceed, the expectations imposed on him officially, as attestations to this point.
Except for the most ardent critics of the Akeredolu administration who see nothing positive in the administration, it is abundantly clear that the state is on solid ground in terms of investment, courtesy of ONDIPA and its chief driver, Oyewumi, a topnotch professional whose constant focus is on the public good through selfless service.
The residents of the Senatorial district believe that electing him to the Senate will only serve to consolidate his current activities. To many, he is already carrying out the duties of a representative of the people, and electing him to the Red Chamber in 2023 will provide him with the much-needed legislative authority to complement his already-planned plans, many of which are already in the works.
Another reason he continues to be the favorite to represent the people of the Southern Senatorial District is his ability to separate politics from business, which has enabled him to speak directly to the people, convincing them of the importance of voting for a truly qualified candidate.
“It is the crown that seeks the head, not the head that seeks the crown,” he frequently quotes during his campaign. This characterizes Oyewumi as a man who is not seeking personal glorification or gratification, but rather a simple opportunity to serve the people.
His background reveals the profile of a man who is well-educated, having attended the world’s finest institutions of learning.
He is the Managing Director of the Silverage group of companies, which is involved in property development, health and safety solutions, database management, enterprise resource planning, and business intelligence solutions in the United Kingdom, Nigeria, and Ghana.
He is also a member of several professional organizations and a managing trustee of a foundation that provides educational scholarships to orphaned children across several states in Nigeria, ranging from primary to university level.
He holds a Master of Business Administration from Middlesex University in London and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Maiduguri in Nigeria.
With his stunning profile, he commands a global presence that other candidates lack. Additionally, he approaches the populace with a clean slate. He has never been involved in a scandal during his years in politics. This reveals more about him as a person who always does the right thing.
Through this, he has developed a public image for himself in which the public perceives him as a change agent, and to complement this, he has numerous accomplishments to campaign on despite his lack of political power.
He also remains a favorite for the seat in 2023 as a result of his cordial relationship with Ondo State Executive Governor Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN. The Governor regards him as a true ally and loyalist who has enriched his administration and aided him in establishing a lasting legacy in the state.
The All Progressive Congress (APC) regards him as a devoted member who has never defected from the party and who has always responded to the people’s call whenever he is summoned.
All of these factors, among others, have firmly established Boye Oyewumi as the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate and eventual winner of the Ondo Southern Senatorial District election in 2023. It remains an uphill battle for his challengers to mount a credible campaign against him at the polls.
