By Shina Abubakar Osogbo
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Ajibola Basiru, has disclosed that Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke will campaign for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in the state.
He added that the cooperation between the APC and Accord in the state will deliver about 1.5 million votes for the President during the general elections next year.
Speaking with newsmen after a courtesy visit to the Governor at the Government House in Osogbo on Sunday, Basiru said the Governor not only endorsed President Tinubu for a second term but also said he is ready to hit the ground running to campaign for his re-election.
His words: “I am also here to thank him for endorsing my leader and our presidential candidate and to also assure him that we are ready to work together to ensure that we deliver Osun massively for President Bola Tinubu.
“The governor, during our closed-door meeting, has also said that not only is he endorsing the president, but he will also be on the field to campaign vigorously for President Bola Tinubu for the January 16 presidential election”.
While saying the governorship election should not divide the state along party lines, he stressed the need for APC members to close ranks ahead of the Presidential election and urged the populace to embrace peace to ensure the state’s development.
“On the post-election violence, I think the violence has subsided, but we must sustain the peace. Particularly the National Union of Road Transport Workers, I want to enjoin them to resolve whatever issues they have about leadership in a peaceful manner.
“We also want to enjoin the Osun people. Election has come and gone; all of us belong to this place; we must work to ensure that we have meaningful infrastructure and a good living for the people of Osun. To my colleagues in the APC, we must close ranks and work together, work together to ensure victory for President Bola Tinubu in the January 16th election”, he said.
Basiru, who described the party losing the governorship election to the Accord, said the APC did not perform badly; hence, proper mobilisation between the two parties will guarantee President Tinubu about 1.5million votes in January.
“You can even see from the last contest, my party performed creditably well in that election, scoring 46% of the votes. In between the Accords and the APC, we have close to 1 million votes, and with the presidential election, I think we should be looking, if we worked together, at about 1.5 million votes for President Bola Tinubu”, he said.
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