EkIti Deputy Governor mobilises APC / PDP Members for Tinubu’s Re-election
..Inaugurates Presidential Campaign Council for Ikere Council Area.
Ekiti State Deputy Governor,Chief Mrs Monisade Afuye has inaugurated a Presidential Campaign Council which comprises of All Progressive Congress (APC) and People Democratic Party (P. D.P) stakeholders in her hometown of lkere with a charge to kickstart a massive mobilisation for President Tinubu’s re-election.
She reaffirmed that a coalition of the members of the PDP led by its gubernatorial candidate in the last gubernatorial election in the state,Chief Wole Oluyede and the APC has resolved to support the flag bearer of the APC, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the next Presidential election in the country.
The Deputy Governor who addressed members of the coalition after the inauguration of the council at her hometown,lkere EkIti, said the era of political divisions and cracks was over in the second largest town in the state.
‘This is truly historic and l am happy that this is happening in my time. I want to appreciate EkIti State Governor ,Mr Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, ..and Chief Wole Oluyede who has decided to join hands with us to move lkere forward.”
“We have no other place to call our home other than lkere EkIti. What we are doing today is to make our town great. Our community has benefitted immensely from the Tinubu -led administration in term of appointments and the infrastructure especially this 900 -unit Army Barrack,one of the largest in the entire country sited in our town. We are sure that President Tinubu will do more for us and the entire EkIti in his second term’.
She also praised the EkIti State Governor,Mr Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji for his inclusivity agenda noting that the maturity and warmth shown to everyone across political divides had benefitted the APC immensely.
The Director- General of the Campaign Council ,Mr Victor Adebiyi promised to live up to expectation by bridging the gulf of political differences in the town through aggressive mobilisation for the re-election of the president.
Adeniyi who stated that the coalition was prepared to work across political divides for the re-election of the president said his campaign team would not tolerate passiveness as he expected those who had pledged allegiance to the President to show utmost commitment and sincerity .
A former House Representative member, Hon . Francis Aladejebi who presided over the inauguration had earlier tasked members of the council to live up to expectation as the local government was expected to take the lead among other councils in the state.
A stalwart of the party ,Mr Bimbo Ogundipe, a former Commissioner in the state,Hon Kayode Babade and a former EkIti State House of Assembly member Hon. Sunday Adu in their separate contributions tasked the political stakeholders to see the re-election of the President as a community project expressing hope that the community would continue to make significant progress through the sustenance of the coalition.
Earlier in his keynote address , A former Chairman of the lkere Local Government,Barrister Ola Alonge who led the Wole Oluyede”s bloc had premised the coalition on the need to support and show gratitude to the President for his magnanimity towards the community.
He expressed hope that the collective efforts of the political stakeholders which was unprecedented in history would bring greater political dividends to the people of the area and EkIti State at large.
Others at the elaborate event included former House of Assembly members in the State Hon. Bolu Akomolafe, Hon Sunday Akiniiyi , and current member ,Hon Tunde Oke , Chairman of lkere Local Government,Hon Olu Egbejoda Adamolekun and his LCDA counterpart Ho.n. Olorunfemi LGE and several past and current political office holders from the area.
