As campaigns for the 2023 general elections have already commenced, Oyo South Senatorial District is no doubt one of the strongest districts that any political party must win for its candidate to win the governorship election in Oyo state. That is why no political party plays with a senatorial district that had produced from 1999 the likes of Peter Olawuyi Adeyemo, Abiola Ajimobi, Kamorudeen Adekunle Adedibu, Rilwan Adesoji Akanbi and Ademola Kola Balogun.
The emergence of former Secretary to the Government of Oyo State, Barrister Sharafadeen Alli as the Senatorial candidate for Oyo South is no doubt a blessing for the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Oyo State.
The reason for this is not far-fetched. Alli is a politician who understands the rudiments of politics, especially from the grassroots, and a great mobilizer who is a tested politician.
When you are talking about a politician who is contesting on the altar of experience, courage and integrity, Alli’s name clearly stands him out. No wonder, he is the most noted of all the candidates contesting for Oyo South Senatorial District.
Here is a man who has put candour in political discourse, a quality rare to find in a terrain dominated by greedy and power-hungry politicians.
Talking about political experience that will be very hard for any candidate in that senatorial district to beat, Alli was the Oyo State governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in 2019. He was also the Oyo State deputy governorship candidate of Labour Party (LP) in 2015.
As a versatile politician, Alli has also served as Chief of Staff to the State Governor between May 2005 to May 2007 and also Secretary to the State Government between May 2003 to May 2005.
Even at party level, Alli served as Pioneer State Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) between September, 1998 to September, 1999. He acted as Acting State Chairman of of the Party between September 1999, to November 1999.
He was also Senator-elect for Oyo South Senatorial District in April, 1998. Also, he was the first elected Executive Chairman for Ibadan North Local Government, Bodija, Ibadan between December, 1991 to November, 1993.
For his wealth of experience and expertise, Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli was also appointed Chairman Board of Directors, Odu’a Investment Company Limited and served between November, 2011 to April, 2014.
Today, Alli stands to represent different things to different people but all the attributes are anchored on his sterling characters that are beneficial to humanity.
Oyo South Senatorial district, no doubt needs a representative with wealth of experience and not some political neophytes. And when you talk of experience, courage and integrity, Barrister Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli is definitely a candidate to beat.