Ahead of the off-cycle Ondo State governorship election on November 16, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, is working hard to ensure that the ruling party extends its tentacles to the South-West state. He declared that he was working on it.
Ganduje disclosed this on Sunday during a stakeholder meeting in Akure with members of the APC National Working Committee (NWC), Naija News reports.
Mr Ganduje was joined by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Mr Abiodun Oyebanji (Ekiti) and Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, represented by the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Talabi Olatokunbo.
Others at the meeting included Mr. Isaac Kekemeke (APC, National Vice-Chairman (South)), Senator Ajibola Bashir (APC National Secretary), Senate Majority Leader Opeyemi Bamidele, and prominent party members from the South-West region. It will be done.
Ganduje said at the meeting that Oyo and Osun states need to be brought under APC occupation to boost support for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 elections.
Ganduje, while saying he would not reveal the party‘s strategy to win states in the region, urged APC leaders to keep ranks close and ensure unity among party members and supporters.
He said the Ondo State governorship election was a walkover for the APC, adding that all leaders at the national level had expressed support for the incumbent governor, Lucky Ayedatiwa.
He said: “In this geopolitical zone, we must be 100 per cent in favor of APC. Therefore, Ondo State, you must be the front line of the other two states, Oyo and Osun. We will occupy them but I will not reveal our secrets. We have a strategy. Everything must support President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“In the coming elections, we firmly support Governor Ayedatiwa. We are coordinating at the national level to ensure a successful election, and I would like to commend Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to the Chairman of the National Electoral Council. We announce the appointment of
“This election is a mission to fulfill. We are encouraged by such a large group of stakeholders. It shows that there is unity, unity and vibrancy within the party. 90% turnout is expected in the election. You have to go door to door, connecting neighbor to neighbor and getting people to vote.
“I would like to remind those who fought alongside Mr. Ayedatiwa in the primary election that they are not losers, because there are no winners or losers in a campaign.”
