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The Commissioner
for Health in Ogun State, Kunle Salako yesterday officially joined the
governorship race for 2011 in the state under the banner of the ruling
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Mr Salako was among
12 other aspirants who scaled through a screening exercise conducted by
a committee from the Ogun West Senatorial District (Yewa/Awori axis),
following agitation by the zone to be the one to provide the next
governor of the state.

Addressing a press
conference in Abeokuta about his ambitions, the commissioner explained
that he had made a number of consultations before entering into the
race, adding that his zone cannot continue to play second fiddle in the
affairs of the state since its creation.

“I took my time to consult with my family, God and my kinsmen, and resolved that we can’t always sit on the fence,” he said.

“One must come out to be part of the process, and I am not afraid. This is a divine assignment I can’t turn away.”

Uplift the state

He said if elected
into office, he would facilitate the return of business to the state
and would also continue to handle the fund burden.

“If I am given the opportunity to rule, I would not disappoint the electorate who offer me the opportunity,” he said.

Mr Salako said the electorate in the state are his political
godfathers, whom he believes will rally round him with both cash and
votes. “I am not a rich man, but if the entire Ogun State believes in
me, they would raise money for the project,” he said. “My coming to
contest is not to antagonize anybody, but to tell the public that I am
capable and competent to rule. All electorate in Ogun State are my
godfathers. If they give the opportunity to rule, I must not disappoint
my godfathers.”