A former Deputy Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Olusegun Gbeleyi, has declared intention to run for the Ogun West Senatorial District seat in the 2019 general elections.
Gbeleyi, who is contesting on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, said that his intention to contest the senatorial seat was to unlock many opportunities for the benefit of the people of his constituency.
He announced his intention at a meeting of the Ogun State Council of Elders under the chairmanship of Senator Kola Bajomo at the G.R.A Ibara residence of Deacon Poju Adeyemi in Abeokuta.
Gbeleyi, who served as the deputy speaker of the state, between 1999 and 2003, under the Chief Olusegun Osoba administration, promised to cater for the welfare of the elders, carry out youth employment and empowerment programmes, and ensure affordable healthcare, education, as well as construction of good roads.
