You can’t force Oyo workers to vote for you, Makinde tellsAjimobi

The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party
(SDP) in Oyo State, Engineer Oluseyi Makinde, has told the
state governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi to stop his attempt to
force the people of the state to vote for him, describing it as
an exercise in futility that would fail in the end.
Reacting to the government’s directive, forcing the teachers in
the state to report and take part in political activity at the Gov­
ernment House, Ibadan on Friday, Makinde described the
decision as a gross abuse of office by the governor, wondering
if such brazing use of force would make the teachers vote for
him.
The Makinde Campaign Organisation in a statement signed by
its Director of Media, Alhaji Wale Adele, noted that it has
become a fashion for Governor Ajimobi to force the people of
the state to attend his campaigns, using the instrumentality of
the state.
Eng. Makinde expressed surprise that a government that had
long disconnected with the workers would now woo them with
a plate of rice and N1,000 which were distributed at the event.
The statement said it was a theatre of absurd that the APC
government that could not pay teachers their salaries in
December and January could find money to promote its
campaign.