The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abdulahi Ganduje, has called on party leaders in Ondo State to unite and ensure the party secures victory in the upcoming governorship election on November 16.
Ganduje made this appeal during the South-West APC Governors’ Forum Stakeholders meeting held on Sunday in Akure, the state capital.
The meeting was attended by the governors of Lagos, Ekiti, and the host state, Ondo, while the Ogun State governor was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Tokunbo Talabi.
In his address, the APC Chairman expressed his encouragement by the turnout of party leaders at the meeting. He urged them to move past the events of the primary election and rally behind the party’s candidate for the forthcoming governorship election.
Quoting him: “Our mission is to assure you that the party is solidly behind you and all stakeholders at the national level are being coordinated so that we have a successful election in Ondo State.
“We are here to motivate, energise and support you that this election and the success in this election is a task that must be done.
“We are expecting 90 per cent in the coming election. Make sure you know those that are supposed to vote in the polling units. We assure you Tinubu is the best leader that we have,” he said.
The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, who doubles as the Chairman of the South West Governors’ Forum appealed to all aggressive members of the party in the state to forget the past and focus on the future and progress of the state.
Sanwo-Olu commended all the aspirants in the April 20 APC party primary in the state for their coming along, appealing to them to “unite for the victory of APC in the guber polls
The Governor of Ekiti State, Abiodun Oyebanji, urged the stakeholders to work for the success of the party’s candidate as it was the first election that would be held in the South West, which is the region of President BolaTinubu.
Aiyedatiwa in his remarks, appreciated the leaders, assuring them that all the suggestions at the meeting would be addressed.
He equally thanked the APC leaders in the state, especially the aspirants in the April 20 primary election, the cabinet members.
Some other leaders who spoke at the meeting include the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele; APC elder stateman and octogenarian PaTajudeen Olusi.
Some of the co-contestants in the APC primary election in the state including, Chief Olusola Oke, Isaacs Kekemeke, and Wale Akinterinwa also promised to support APC to victory in the guber polls.
Also, the political associates of former Governor Olusegun Mimiko who recently joined the APC from the PDP were present at the meeting, a former member of the House e of Representatives, Hon. Joseph Akinlaja led the group.