The Oyo State governorship candidate of the Accord Party, Oriyomi Hamzat, has said he cannot work against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general election.\n<\/p>\n
Hamzat spoke with journalists on the sidelines of the University of Ibadan\u2019s 2026 convocation and 78th Foundation Day ceremony, where he graduated with a master\u2019s degree in Peace and Conflict Resolution.\n<\/p>\n
The PUNCH reports that Hamzat is an Ibadan-based radio presenter and Chairman\/Chief Executive Officer of 88.7 Agidigbo FM.\n<\/p>\n
His position on Tinubu followed a meeting with former Senate Leader, Teslim Folarin, who visited him in Ibadan to seek his support and that of Accord members for the President\u2019s re-election.<\/p>\n
Speaking with journalists on Saturday, Hamzat said his support for Tinubu was informed by party loyalty, stressing that he could not engage in anti-party activities.<\/p>\n
He said, \u201cOur party, Accord, does not have a presidential candidate. So, the party picked Bola Tinubu to be our presidential candidate that the party will work with. I cannot do anti-party. I have to follow the guidelines of my party. We will work for Tinubu.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cSecondly, I\u2019m a governorship candidate struggling to have my way out of the big politicians that I\u2019m facing. So, for me to come out and say I\u2019m working against Tinubu, when we don\u2019t have another candidate, it\u2019s counterproductive.\u201d<\/p>\n
On his governorship ambition, Hamzat ruled out stepping down for any candidate, saying he was determined to contest the election. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m contesting. I\u2019m not desperate to be in a position, but I\u2019m determined to serve my people. I will never step down for anyone,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
He promised to unveil a people-centred manifesto focused on public welfare and grassroots development.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThe best thing that will happen to Oyo is to have Oriyomi Hamzat as their next governor. I will soon unveil my manifesto, and my manifesto will be one of its kind because it is a people-centric manifesto. It is centred on the people,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
Hamzat added that, if elected, his administration would establish mediation centres across the state\u2019s 33 local government areas to resolve disputes before they escalate into security challenges.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cOur government will create a mediation centre throughout the 33 local governments of the state before the problem boomerangs. It could be settled within the micro-settings of our society,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
He explained that his decision to pursue a master\u2019s degree was intended to complement his experience in traditional dispute resolution with formal academic training.<\/p>\n
\u201cBefore now, I had been using native intelligence and the experience of our forefathers, how they settle disputes. When I got to the University of Ibadan to get a certificate to back me up, I realised there were so many areas that I needed to work on,\u201d he said.\n <\/p>\n
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