AKURE – All governorship candidates in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State have been told not to waste their time as All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders from Irele Local Government Area of the stste declared that there’s no vacancy in the Government House.
The APC leaders made the declaration during while addressing the party members at irele local government meeting on Monday.
They boasted that APC would remain in power for at least 16 consecutive years in the state.
During the meeting, the party leaders expressed confidence that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the candidate of APC for the November 16, 2024 gubernatorial election, would emerge victorious at the poll.
The party leaders, who made the declaration at the meeting, include the Special Adviser (Health) to the governor, Prof. Simidele Odimayo, Barrister Morayo Lebi, one of the governorship aspirants, the local government chairman of the party, Chief Zachariah Omoge, among others.
They said that APC would win the November 16 poll with wide margin
Speaking at the meeting, the party leaders took turn to address the party faithful, urging them to go out en masse across the units and vote for the party ensure they deliver their individual units in the November 16 poll.
In his address, Prof. Simidele Odimayo described Governor Aiyedatiwa as a unifier, saying that the people of the local government are set to reelect him.
He said: “We have no regard for any other candidate in the Irele local government. Those people the PDP said they decamped to their party are here today to show their support for Governor Aiyedatiwa. Other parties are just lying. Our people have a lot of respect for the leadership of APC in Irele local government. They trust us and they are fully with us.
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“We called for this meeting to call all of our grassroots mobilizers together. They made things happen during the last Governorship election, and we will need to call them together to ensure that we unify them towards the forthcoming Governorship election.
“Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is a unifier; he is humble, and he is doing everything possible to bring the party members together at the state level. All the ward chairmen and unit coordinators are here. We are meeting them to ensure that the good works of Governor Aiyedatiwa will keep on vibrating in all the nooks and crannies of the local government. He will win with a minimum of 90% votes in the local government.”
“60 road contracts have been approved by Governor Aiyedatiwa, and schools have been awarded for rehabilitation. The mother of Aiyedatiwa is also from Irele.
“Local Government, ward coordinators are to come together for the governorship election. The governor loves the people. He is also concerned with the development of the state. “
In his address, he local government chairman of the party, Chief Zachariah Omoge, said: “We have started ward meeting across the local government. There should also be unit meeting.
“Coordinators have been appointed for the wards. APC will spend 16 years in the office. As you prepare for the governorship election, you should also prepare for the local government election. We must ensure that Governor Aiyedatiwa wins the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State.
“There is already a provision for each of the wards in the local government to hold their meetings regularly. In Irele local government, there is no opposition against the reelection of the governor because those who are in opposition have joined the ruling party. Aiyedatiwa will win with about 95 % votes.”
One of the governorship aspirants on the platform of the party in the last governorship primary election, Barrister Morayo Lebi said all the aspirants of the party who contested against the governor are currently in his support .
He explained that “The essence of the meeting is to galvanize support for our governor ahead of the November 16 governorship election in the state. We must support him to actualize his dreams for the state.
“His friendliness, leadership style, his ability to attract goodness to the state distinguish him from other contestants. All of us who contested against him in the last primary election are currently on the same page with him and will work together to win the forthcoming governorship election.”
