A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Chieftain of the Osun All Progressives Congress, Mr Kunle Rasheed Adegoke, popularly known as K-RAD has declared his intentions to contest for the 2026 Governorship election on the platform of the APC.
Adegoke declared his intentions at the party secretariat in Osogbo, on Monday.
Reeling his plans and the reason for his ambition, the legal luminary stated that the finances and other sectors of the state needs to be resuscitated and he has plans to develop the economy of the State and boost standards of living.
“Our State is not where it ought to be. Our youths are crying for lack of jobs and opportunities. There is food insecurity while our farmers are struggling to meet their needs and get fair prices for their insufficient produce. Our traders are facing a difficult economic climate. Our schools and hospitals need significant improvement. Our infrastructure, the very arteries of our State, needs urgent attention.
“The challenges are real, and the time for complacency or indolence in government and public service is over. The time for empty promises and political rhetorics has passed. The people of Osun deserve a government that is not just responsive but also proactive; a government that is not just well-meaning but also effective and visionary; a government that is capable of engineering prosperity, creating wealth and not merely reliant on federal allocations; a government prepared to turn our abundant human capital to enviable assets”, he explained.
Speaking on his plans, Adegoke said, “We will create a conducive environment for local and foreign investors, focusing on key sectors like agriculture, mining, industrialization and tourism. We will provide soft loans and grants for our small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and empower our youth with skills relevant to the 21st-century economy. My goal is to reduce unemployment and make Osun a hub of economic activity in the Southwest”.
“We shall embark on Agricultural Revolution. Osun is an agricultural state, and we will unlock its full potentials. We will revive the tradition of farm settlements and support our farmers with modern farming techniques, access to improved seedlings, and a guaranteed market for their produce. We will establish food processing hubs to add value to our agricultural products, creating wealth for our farmers and food security for our State.
” We will prioritize the welfare of our teachers, healthcare workers and people in general. We will invest in modernizing our schools and hospitals, ensuring that every child has access to quality education and every citizen receives affordable and effective healthcare. We will equip our institutions with the resources they need to produce a generation of scientific innovators and leaders.
” We will embark on a comprehensive program of infrastructural and urban renewal, putting in place lasting and motorable roads, providing clean water to our communities, and ensuring that our towns and cities are well-lit and secure. We will leverage technology to improve urban planning and public transportation.
“We will work closely with security agencies and our communities to ensure that our State remains a haven of peace. On governance, my administration will be open, transparent, and accountable. We will fight corruption and ensure that public funds are used for the benefit of the people, not a privileged few”, he reeled out.
The APC Chieftain also emphasised on his support for any candidate chosen by the party after the primaries. ” if I do not emerge as the candidate after the election, I am going to work continuously for the success of the party, the emergence of whoever succeeds in clinching the ticket of the party and at the end of the day all progressive Congress shall be the party to drive osun state into prosperity “, he emphasised.
Addressing the party’s optimism to win the forthcoming governorship election, he said “APC can beat Governor Adeleke in the forthcoming election, in fact we have already succeeded in beating him and the pillar holding his party have crumbled, people have detected and discovered that there is no plan, understanding and knowledge in that particular party to bring prosperity to the people of osun state.
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