As governorship candidates of political parties strategise for the August 9 governorship election in Osun State, the General Overseer of the Living Faith Church (aka Winners’ Chapel), Bishop David Oyedepo, on Wednesday, said the infrastructural renewal of Governor Rauf Aregbesola were affecting the people positively.
He also declared that the new educational policy, which had culminated in the building of mega schools in the state deserves global applause.
Bishop Oyedepo, who made this known during a courtesy call on Aregbesola at the Bola Ige House, Osogbo, said that “any governance that is producing results and affecting the lives of vast majority of the people, must be deeply appreciated”.
While imploring the stakeholders to always be at the vanguard of peaceful co-existence, the clergy affirmed that “there is nothing like living in peace, working peace and promoting peace”.
According to Oyedepo, “there is nothing like peace in the whole world. We should always walk towards whatever will promote peace and peaceful co-existence among our people. Let us work for an atmosphere that encourages peace, which engenders growth and development. This is because life is all about promoting the well-being of the people”.
He continued, “I deeply appreciate the infrastructural development. Besides, the education revolution is for us a great achievement.I can see the massive road construction going on.
This is to the benefit of the people. No policy can remove the roads. I am very impressed”.
However, in his remark, Aregbesola disclosed that his administration had no political, religious or tribal preference, stressing that “it is absolutely impossible for me to be a religious fundamentalist owing to my all-faith inclusive background”.
Describing as shocking and mischievous the erroneous tag ascribed to his administration as pro-Islamic faith, the governor averred that “if there is any accusation anyone could level against me , it is that I have zero level tolerance for religious opportunism.