The Ondo State Consultative Assembly (OSCA) has issued a plea to political parties and prominent leaders, including President Bola Tinubu, urging them to address the historical lack of democratically elected governors from Akure-speaking communities.
OSCA highlighted the perceived marginalization and injustice faced by these communities despite their longstanding support for counterparts from other parts of the state.
In a letter signed by OSCA President Dr. Bolarinwa Omotosho and General Secretary Barr. (Mrs) Odunola Ogunmola-Daini, the group expressed concern about the exclusion of Akure, Ijaw, and Ilaje communities from producing a democratically elected governor. It outlined the six principal ethnic groups in Ondo State, emphasizing that Akure-speaking people have been consistently left out of the gubernatorial leadership.
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The letter also contested the credibility of claims regarding the zoning of the governorship to Ondo South, dismissing it as a deceptive tactic that perpetuates marginalization. OSCA argued that if a zoning principle based on senatorial districts were adopted, it would unfairly pit Ondo town against Akure in the Central Senatorial District.
Appealing to political stakeholders, OSCA called for the fair consideration of the Akure division in the gubernatorial rotation. The group suggested that upholding the zoning principle would require a subsequent rotation from Ondo South to Ondo Central for equity and fairness in political representation.
