OGUN STATE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS: Placing Less Values On Imeko Afon Youths
By Saburi Babatunde PART 1 “One of the great liabilities of history is that all too many people fail to remain awake through great periods of social change. Every society has its protectors of status quo and its fraternities of the indifferent who are notorious for sleeping through revolutions. Today, our very survival depends on our ability to stay awake, to adjust to new ideas, to remain vigilant and to face the challenge of change (Time).” — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The emergence of Governor Dapo Abiodun as the Executive Governor of Ogun state in 2019 was regarded by many as a pacesetting figure for development and a good omen to the gateway state, whereby a new productive system of governance would be birthed, which will equally hinder dictatorship and bad leadership. The past regimes poorly developed and wasted the resources allocated for the Local Government System in Ogun state. Now, in the helms of power, we have a refined and sound gentleman like Governor Dapo Abiodun, ...