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2019: Segun Odegbami Declares Intention To Run For Ogun Governorship Election

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Segun Odegbami Promises Education And Health

Ahead of the 2019 election, Chief Segun Odegbami, Ex-international, stated that if elected as the governor of Ogun State, education and health will get proper attention.

The statement was revealed on Wednesday while declaring his ambition to run under the umbrella of the Labour Party in the state.

The ex-international, while declaring at the party secretariat at Quarry Road in Abeokuta, promised to give people’s welfare adequate attention.

He said, “Our government, which would be led by the Labour Party, will provide quality education and health care delivery system by building hospitals where necessary. Necessary facilities for proper care, including drugs and personnel, would be provided.

“I believe that only the people with sound health can work and even enjoy amenities provided by the government.

Odegbami noted that hospitals in the country has turn to mortuary due to lack of adequate facilities needed to save lives.

Odegbami cited the instance of his mother, who he said the medical doctors had written off and he took her abroad for medical attention and she lived for another 11 years before she died.

While reacting on education, he said his government would provide education that would make graduates employable and as well as provide jobs for other people.

The Labour Party Chairman in Ogun State, Mr Abayomi Arabambi, while welcoming Odegbami and other party supporters, frowned on the failure of the All Progressives Congress-led government in the state to solve various challenges confronting the people in the state.