Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC has joined states and political blocs who have declared their support for re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu come 2027.
According to the state’s chapter of the APC, the decision was part of the “efficacy of the Renewed Hope Agenda and the promises which his leadership holds for Nigeria, Nigerians and the African continent”.
The position of the party is yet to be communicated to the public over the preferred candidate the party for the gubernatorial election.
None of those that have started the ground work, reaching out to party stakeholders and playing Abuja politics of being close to the villa was mentioned while the party announced its decision to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for second term.
With the positive political transfer, APC garnered recently, following the defection of Delta State Governor and all party structure, Osun lawmaker, Hon. Busoye Oluwole Oke (BOO) Sen. Kawu Samaila from Kano among others.
It becomes a big question if Governor Seyi Makinde will remain in the People’s Democratic Party, PDP to produce successor since he is likely to follow the path of 2023 gentlemen agreement with ruling APC on presidential election come 2027.
The declaration was the highpoint of the Party’s stakeholder meeting held on Tuesday at the Oke-Ado, Ibadan state Secretariat of the Party. The stakeholders were made up of the APC State Executive Committee members and the Party Chairmen across the 33 local government councils in the state.
While addressing the press after the meeting; the state chairman, Alhaji Olayide Abas, posited that it was necessary for the stakeholders to acknowledge the milestone reached by the current administration of President Tinubu in less than two years. “Those of us who knew the antecedent of our dear President might not be surprised that he has approached governance with such an enormous degree of courage, determination and patriotism but it is imperative that we make public our satisfaction and optimism if only to encourage him.
“It is on this note that stakeholders of the Party who attended the extended executive committee meeting today decided to announce our readiness to have President Tinubu in the office as the nation’s number one man beyond 2027. He has shown good understanding of the challenges facing the country in addition to the possession of the blueprint to tackle them and as a result of this, Nigerians need to give him enough time to complete the enormous task of repositioning the country.
“The recent gale of defections by members of the opposition parties is a pointer to the fact that many discerning Nigerians are ready to key into the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President by shunning primordial sentiments and selfish interests to joining the APC which they see as the only vehicle of national rebirth and holistic development. To this end, Oyo APC cannot afford to be at the back seat”. Abas said.
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Others who spoke in tandem with the submission of the state chairman included; Alh. Tajudeen Olanite (State Secretary), Olawale Sadare (Publicity Secretary), Alhaja Tinuade Adigun (State Woman Leader) and Prince John Aremu (State Youth Leader). They all expressed their readiness to work for the success of the Tinubu administration while they also praised the Party’s national chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, and his team for “building a stronger and more formidable APC across the country.
In another development; a group of eminent personalities within Oyo APC, The Peace Advocates, has restated its commitment to restoration of harmony and team spirit in the Party in the build up to the 2027 general election even as it lauded the decision of the executive committees at all levels in the state to endorse President Bola Tinubu for second term in office.
The group led by the trio of Dr. Akin Onigbinde (SAN), Chief Wale Ohu and Prince Niran Olayoju, stated this during a courtesy visit to the state Secretariat of the party on Tuesday. The group said that the visit was to intimate the state chairman about its plan to embark on a tour of all the geopolitical zones in the state to preach genuine peace and reconciliation among party faithful.
Others members of the group who were present during the visit included; Prince Gbade Lana, Hon. (Dr ) Adepeju Esan, Engr. Adewale Adeoye, Alh. Rasaq Raji, Hon. Amusat Ogunsola and Alh. Adebayo Aruna.
