The atmosphere in Ogbomoso was charged with excitement on Monday as stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State met to mobilise party faithful and endorse President Bola Tinubu as the party’s sole presidential candidate for the 2027 general elections.
The meeting, held at Soun Ogunlola Hall in Oja’gbo, Ogbomoso, was facilitated by the Renewed Hope Ambassadors team under the leadership of the party’s governorship candidate in 2023, Senator Teslim Folarin.
Party leaders said the mobilisation exercise would extend across the state’s seven geopolitical zones and 14 federal constituencies, with a focus on grassroots engagement ahead of the next general elections.
Speakers at the open-air event stressed the need for unity and mutual understanding among APC leaders and members in Oyo State, noting that cohesion within the party was critical to achieving electoral success in future contests.
Delivering the keynote address, Senator Folarin urged members to take the message of the Renewed Hope Agenda to the grassroots. He said it was important for informed party members to enlighten others on the leadership style of President Tinubu, whom he described as committed to repositioning Nigeria and promoting prosperity, stability and peace.
“Our mission here today is to tell the whole world that we, in Oyo State, are ready to fully key into the Renewed Hope Agenda and to demonstrate the spirit of love and togetherness prevailing in our great party,” Folarin said.
He added that party members would, at the appropriate time, move round communities across the state to mobilise voters for the 2027 general elections, expressing confidence in a comprehensive victory for the APC.
In her remarks, former First Lady of Oyo State and ambassador-designate, Florence Ajimobi, called on party members to promote peace and unity among themselves.
She said stakeholders had agreed to work together to secure the re-election of President Tinubu and to return the APC to the Agodi Government House in 2027.
The meeting also featured the formal endorsement of President Tinubu for a second term in office, as well as the reception of hundreds of defectors from other political parties. The new members were drawn from Ogbomoso North, Ogbomoso South, Oriire, Ogo-Oluwa and Surulere local government areas.
Among party leaders and stakeholders present at the event were Olayide Abas, Adebayo Adelabu, Iyiola Oladokun, Alake Adeyemo, Rauf Olaniyan, Abdulfatai Buhari, Sarafadeen Alli, Yunus Akintunde, Ayoade Adeseun, Sunday Dare, Hosea Agboola, Fatai Ibikunle, Akin Oke, Aderemi Oseni, Olamijuwonlo Alao-Akala, Akin Onigbinde, Olagunju Ojo, and Asimiyu Alarape, among others.
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