A 40-year-old mechanical engineer, Dr Funmi Waheed-Adekojo, on Wednesday, turns into the primary Ondo aspirant to choose up the N10m expression of curiosity kind to formally enter the race for the All Progressives Congress governorship ticket.
The ruling celebration has pegged the expression of curiosity kind at N10m, whereas the nomination kind goes for N40m.
Nevertheless, feminine aspirants and individuals with disabilities are given concession to solely procure the expression of curiosity kind whereas the nomination kind is free.
Waheed-Adekojo, who’s searching for to turn out to be the primary feminine governor of the state, nonetheless, faces a frightening job in competing with the incumbent Governor Fortunate Aiyedatiwa, enterprise mogul and senator representing Ondo South district, Jimoh Ibrahim and a notable APC chieftain, Olusola Oke amongst others.
Talking with newsmen after procuring her kind on the APC nationwide secretariat on Wednesday, she declared that she was not in any approach intimidated by different aspirants within the race.
He additionally denied fronting for the governor, nor some alleged political godfathers within the state.
She stated, “I’m not fronting for anyone. I’ve simply picked a N10m kind that can also be not being paid for by any godfather. It was paid with my hard-earned cash via which I’ve additionally single handedly raised 15,000 girls and youths in Akoko and Ondo State typically on abilities acquisition and entrepreneurship.
“I’m not within the race to characterize or serve the curiosity of anyone. I’m a girl of the individuals who is nearer to these on the grassroots. As a mechanical engineer from Ladoke Akintola College of Expertise and a Fellow of the Society of Engineers, I’m on this race to win and turn out to be the primary feminine governor of Ondo State.
“I’m not solely representing myself. I’m right here to characterize the ladies on the earth, particularly right here in Africa, the place we have to showcase what we will do. That is the period the place girls have to return on board to exchange loads of issues which are lacking in our society.”
