Leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Thursday endorsed former member of House of representatives and APC governorship aspirant as their consensus aspirant for the upcoming gubernatorial election in the state.
The unanimous endorsement was announced during Akinfolarin’s visit to the local government area as part of his ongoing consultations across the 18 council areas in Ondo state.
The leaders and members of the party stated that the endorsement of Akinfolarin who hails from the council area was based on his track record of excellence in various capacities he has served, saying he impacted his immediate constituency while representing the area.
Speaking on behalf of the leaders in Odigbo LG, a chieftain of the party, Adeniyan Akinsetan, said the leaders and members of the party adopted Akinfolarin as their consensus aspirant ahead of the party’s primary election scheduled for April 25, 2024.
Akinsetan disclosed that the people have decided to unanimously adopt Akinfolarin as their consensus aspirant for the primary election and believe in his
He said: “All of us had agreed and adopted Hon Akinfolarin as our sole aspirant in Odigbo LG. He is a pragmatic leader who has done wonderfully well.
“He has empowered so many people, and we believe that he’s going to perform wonderfully well if elected as governor of Ondo State.
“Also, It is the turn of Odigbo, it is the turn of the Southern senatorial district. We belongs to the minority and we’ve been long sidelined”
The President of Good Women Association in the council area, Oluwatoyin Jayeola, who spoke on behalf of women, said “We are going to support and work for Akinfolarin to become the next governor of Ondo State. The leaders and members of the APC in this council have adopted him, as our sole aspirant.
Chairman of APC in Odigbo LG, Fatai Olawale said, “this is what God has settled, this is God’s project. I commend our leaders who have been showing support. We are almost there. My prayer is that non of us will be found wanting at the end the success.
“Nobody in this local government needs preaching before supporting Akinfolarin. He’s a man of integrity and intellectuality with proven track records.”
Addressing the mammoth crowd, the frontline governorship aspirant, Akinfolarin said the familiarization tour across the state council areas gave him the opportunity to interact with core party loyalists, trusted followers, youths and women dedicated to his vision to transform the state of elected.
“My proven track records and capacity to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people was re-echoed by core party members cutting across the three senatorial district of this state.
” I am optimistic of victory in the primary election coming up next month and the main election, come November 16″
The former Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly emphasised that his nomination and subsequent election will definitely bring development to the sunshine state and guarantee a better future for the people.
He stated that in terms of capacity and experience, he stood tall amongst other aspirants.
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