Ondo poll: Buhari urges support for APC candidate

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday called for support for the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress in the November 26 gubernatorial election in Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu.
Buhari made this call stated at the Democracy Park, Akure during the party’s mega rally.
Buhari said: “I am pleased with the September 3 APC primary election that presented Rotimi Akeredolu as our party’s candidate.
“We are here to show our support for Akeredolu and I am proud of APC and Akeredolu and God willing, he is going to be the winner of the forthcoming election.
“Talk to your colleagues, friends and family that there is no turning back.”
Also speaking, the National Chairman of APC, Chief John Oyige-Oyegun, said the presence of the entire family of APC was highly significant.
Issac Kekemeke, the state Chairman of APC, expressed optimism that APC would take over the state and join the the mainstream politics of the centre.
Kekemeke, who described the APC and President Buhari as responsible, said the party was united, strong and set to deliver, come November 26.
Dr. Oluwole Akinyelure, the APC South West National Vice Chairman, said the state had yet to benefit from the present administration of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state despite oil producing benefits.
Akinyelure asked the people to vote for Akeredolu for a real change.
Governor Simeon Lalong of Plateau State said the President was taking people from captivity to prosperity, saying Akeredolu was a known man of integrity.
Governor Rochal Okorocha of Imo State, who is also the chairman of APC Governors’ Forum, said that the President’s visit was a sign of change, adding that a vote for the APC would be liberation of the people from political bondage.
Appreciating his supporters, Akeredolu noted that the state could be in no other party than the APC.
The governorship candidate said that the state must join the mainstream politics to derive its benefits from the government at the centre.
He, however, called on the party supporters to mobilise and organise for vigorous campaign for the party in ensuring its victory in the coming election.
Akeredolu said: “After leaving this ground, go to your units, wards and do the needful.”
The dignitaries present at the rally included the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki; former Governor Adams Oshiomole of Edo State; and the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Muhammed.
Among others were the Minister of Solid Minerals Resources, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, and eight sitting governors.