Chairman of Hayden Petroleum, Dapo Abiodun, has formally signified his intentions to contest as governor of Ogun State in the 2019 elections.
Mr Abiodun made the declaration at his house in Iperu-Remo on Friday during a press briefing.
Abiodun, who had contested the senatorial seat of the Ogun East District in 2015, said it was high time seasoned and successful private sector players come into politics and turned around the fortunes of Nigeria and Nigerians at all levels of governance.
The oil magnate said he would be contesting on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), noting that despite the successes recorded by the current administration in the state, it could be better.
He said his declaration had a divine backing and added that given the proximity of Ogun to Lagos, it should begin to rival Lagos in terms of the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and other developmental strides.
“If elected in 2019, I will run masses-oriented programmes and will de-emphasise projects which will only give me visibility but would not add any value to the lives of the masses in the state.
“I will open up the roads in the rural communities, in order to improve the fortunes of the people in the rural communities. They need to bring their farm products to the market.
“If there are good rural roads, the farmers will get their farm products to the market in good time and they will make money. I will link the towns and the rural communities,” he said.
