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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Top leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oke Ogun zone of Oyo State have vowed to mobilise for electoral victories of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Senator Teslim Folarin and other candidates of the party in the 2023 general elections.
This was disclosed by a competent source who was privy to a closed-door meeting held at the Ibadan residence of former deputy governor of Oyo State, Barrister Iyiola Oladokun.
The meeting, which was convened by the Chairman, Oyo APC Elders’ Advisory Council, Oladokun, had in attendance former deputy governor of the state, Chief Moses Adeyemo; incumbent deputy governor, Engr. Rauf Olaniyan; Chief Yinka Taiwo; former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Rasaq Raji; former state secretary of defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Hon. Dele Akinleye; and former members of House of Assembly- Hon. Abdulfatai Abdulsalam, Hon Amusat.
According to the source, “the meeting was convened by the Chairman of Oyo APC Elders’ Advisory Council, His Excellency, Barr. Iyiola Oladokun, to reconcile the immediate past deputy governor of Oyo State, His Excellency, Chief Moses Adeyemo . Chief Adeyemo is truly a loyal party member as he has agreed to work together with other critical stakeholders to deliver all the party’s 2023 candidates – Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as next President of Nigeria, Senator Teslim Folarin as next governor of Oyo State and other candidates.
“The outcome of our meeting is fruitful. APC in Oke Ogun is now getting united to mobilise for electoral victories of our party’s candidates. We’re putting our house in order ahead of 2023 elections.”
Reacting to the development, the governorship candidate of the party in Oyo State, Senator Teslim Folarin, commended the former and serving deputy governors and other critical stakeholders of the party in Oke Ogun for working day and night to reconcile, harmonise, reposition and strengthen the progressive family ahead of the 2023 general elections.
“I am most sincerely thankful to all our patriotic party leaders and teeming members in Oke Ogun for their unity of purpose. We shall not relent in our extraordinary reconciliatory efforts to complement Senator Femi Lanlehin-led Oyo APC Reconciliation Committee,” Folarin said.