— Harps on get together unity, consensus constructing
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA — PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has appealed to governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, APC, within the 2026 election for unity and consensus-building forward of the get together’s main on December 13.
The President made the attraction when he met with the aspirants on the State Home, Abuja, on Monday evening.
The Osun State governorship aspirants who attended the assembly with the President embody former Deputy Governor Benedict Olugboyega Alabi, Dotun Babayemi, Akin Ogunbiyi, Senator Babajide Omoworare, Kunle Adegoke (SAN), Babatunde Hareter Oralusi, Mulikat Abiola Jimoh and Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji.
Additionally in attendance on the assembly had been the Nationwide Chairman of the APC, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda; the Secretary to the Authorities of the Federation, Senator George Akume; the Chairman of the Progressive Governors, Hope Uzodimma; and the Minister of Marine and Blue Economic system, Adegboyega Oyetola.
President Tinubu, who praised all of the aspirants for his or her contributions to the APC in Osun State, urged them to shut ranks and help the consensus candidate the get together will current for the governorship election within the state. He additionally suggested them to keep away from the interior bickering and disunity that brought on the get together to lose the final election within the state to the Peoples Democratic Social gathering.
Whereas harping on the significance of get together supremacy, President Tinubu charged the aspirants to permit it to prevail in selecting the flagbearer, noting that solely the get together can profit from it when it wins elections.
“You all have an obligation and obligation to the get together by guaranteeing the candidate of our get together wins the following election in Osun State. You need to strengthen the bonds of unity, get together supremacy and collective duty. I’ve absolute confidence in your capacity to ship victory to our get together in Osun State. You might have my help and that of the Nationwide management of APC to win the approaching election,” President Tinubu assured.
On the finish of the assembly, a joint assertion was issued by which the aspirants and the leaders dedicated to help the candidate who would emerge on the main.
Right here is the assertion signed by all of the aspirants and the APC leaders: “We, the undersigned aspirants for the 2025 Osun State Governorship Election below the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), having met and deliberated within the presence of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and the Nationwide Chairman of the APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, and within the spirit of unity, self-discipline, and loyalty to our nice get together, hereby declare as follows:
That we affirm and uphold the supremacy of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in guiding and figuring out probably the most acceptable course of for choosing the get together’s flag bearer for the 2025 Governorship Election in Osun State.
That we unanimously comply with abide by the get together’s determination to appoint a consensus candidate for affirmation on the APC Major Election scheduled for Saturday, thirteenth December 2025.
That we settle for the end result of the party-led nomination course of in good religion, and pledge our whole help to the candidate so nominated and affirmed.
That we commit ourselves to peace, unity, and cohesion throughout the APC, and pledge to not interact in any act, public or non-public, that will undermine the integrity of the method or the standing of the get together.
That we’ll work collectively and individually to make sure the success of the APC on the polls and the consolidation of excellent governance in Osun State.
“We make this declaration voluntarily, in absolute loyalty to our nice get together, and in recognition of the steerage offered by Mr President and the Nationwide Chairman within the overriding curiosity of the progress and stability of Osun State”.
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