Ibadan – A former Governor of Oyo State, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja says he will consider performance when deciding on who to support for the 2023 governorship election in the state.
Ladoja disclosed this to newsmen shortly after receiving the new Deputy Governor of the state, Bayo Lawal who paid a courtesy visit to him in his Bodija, Ibadan residence.
“You know I am no more into partisan politics, my door is widely open to anyone but Seyi Makinde is my own son, I will choose performance.
“Bayo Lawal has been my friend for over a decade. He was with me in Accord and African Democratic Congress (ADC). So, there’s nothing he can do that I won’t support.
“It is the will of God that he became the Deputy Governor, and as such, he will definitely succeed. There’s nothing anybody can do about it,” Ladoja said.
Senator Ladoja further described Lawal as his close ally, saying that he has all the qualities to perform excellently in his new office.
The new Deputy Governor said he came to brief Ladoja on his new position and to seek advice from him.
The Deputy Governor described Ladoja as an elder statesman whose wealth of experience as a political gladiator in the state is needed at this period of time.
Describing Ladoja as his political father, Lawal said he will always consult him from time to time to succed in his new office.
“I have been with him for quite a long time just like he has told you, and we are very close.
“If I have this kind of appointment coming from His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde, courtesy demands, culture demands, respect demands that I must come and inform my political father.
“Nobody can fault that step, even in our traditional set up. If we have this type of appointment, we must go to our father and say, this is what I have, bless it, and he has blessed it. That is my primary aim of coming to him, ” Lawal explained. (vitalnewsngr.com)
