Babayemi calls for commitment to APC

Ireti Osun Movement, the umbrella body of Omooba Dotun Babayemi’s political group, has called on its teeming members and supporters across Osun State to remain committed to the success of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Babayemi, who vied for the gubernatorial ticket of the party, had visited the 30 local governments and the Ife-East Area office, as well as 299 wards out of the 332 in the state.

Addressing a crowd of his supporters and the party’s stakeholders, who were over two thousand, Babayemi appreciated their steadfastness and urged them not to deviate from the valued norms they were known for.

The Gbongan-born Prince, who was out of the country and spoke with the large turnout through a telephone call, appealed for sustained support for APC in the state so as to enable it to always triumph at all elections.

He added that the party was supreme, imploring further that members should always obey the decisions of its leadership.

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“I want to sincerely thank you for your unwavering support for me and our great party, the APC. At this juncture, I want to further appeal to us all that we must stay focused, strong and united for our party. The party is supreme, and its decision is binding on everyone,” he said 

Also in his remarks, the leader of the team, Sir Gbenga Adebusuyi, said the meeting was called to address a disturbing report that some members of the movement at the grassroots were already drifting and flirting with other political parties.

In order to ensure that the needed information was passed to the grassroots, the meeting, which was held in Osogbo, had in attendance representatives from across the 332 wards of the state.

According to Adebusuyi, the parley became expedient as a result of complaints by many members of the Movement about being ostracised by the party before and after the gubernatorial primary.

He assured them that the party leadership was already working on the mode of integrating everyone, urging them to be patient.

“We know how you feel, but flirting with or even outright defection to any other political party is not an option. We should all remain focused, united and committed to the ideals of our great party, the APC,” he insisted.

In addition, he stressed that the success of APC at the polls should be the concern of everyone, appealing to the people to continue to work for the progress of the party in the state and the national level.

“APC is the only vehicle to achieving electoral success for Osun and its people, at the forthcoming gubernatorial elections as well as the general elections of 2027, particularly Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election, so let’s all drive it to a successful and safe berth,” he further pleaded.

Prominent leaders and stakeholders of the party were present at the meeting from across the 30 local government areas and the 332 wards in the state.