The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday officially flagged-off Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s re-election campaign, ahead of the June 20 governorship election in the state.
The attendees at the flag-off included the Chairman of APC National Campaign Council and Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani; the Chairman of Progressives Governors’ Forum and Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma; as well as Governors Usman Ododo (Kogi) and Lucky Aiyedatiwa (Ondo); among others.
The event was held at Ekiti State Pavilion in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital..
In his remarks, Oyebanji said the state had witnessed unprecedented growth in the areas of infrastructure, human capital development and social interventions through the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government’s support.
According to him, no president has ever been supportive of Ekiti State than Tinubu since the creation of the state.
He said: “Ekiti State is blessed to have a president in person of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at the helm of affairs.
“The long abandoned and very critical Ado-Ekiti-Akure and Itaure-Aramoko-Ado-Ekiti roads, among many infrastructure, have been approved and are receiving urgent attention.”
The governor urged the people of the state to reciprocate the president’s kind gesture by supporting his re-election in 2027 and ensure the party’s victory in the June 20 governorship election in the state.
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Also speaking, the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, expressed optimism over the party’s victory in the governorship election, citing its popularity among different ethnic groups and the existing unity among past governors in the state
Yilwatda, who described the flag-off as the beginning of a decisive march toward electoral success, commended the state’s alignment with the federal government, resulting in the various ongoing development projects across the state.
The state APC Chairman, Sola Eleshin, reiterated the party’s desire to ensure a violence-free and issue-based campaign across the state.
Eleshin said the party had set a target of securing at least 500,000 votes for the governorship re-election, adding that no fewer than 5,000 canvassers had been mobilised across the state.
Uzodimma, in his remarks, called for support for Oyebanji’s re-election in order to ensure the continuity of the existing unity and peaceful co-existence in Ekiti State.
The governor lauded Oyebanji for promoting a new and united state through his various developmental drives, adding that the only way to ensure desired continuity was through his re-election on June 20.
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