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The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in the forthcoming local government elections in the state to go all out and ensure massive victory for the party.
According to him, the APC has bragging rights going into the election, having delivered electoral promises to the fullest, and would win hands down.
He spoke in Abeokuta, the state capital during a meeting on Friday with the 20 chairmanship, 20 vice-chairmanship, 236 councilorship candidates and the 20 local government party chairmen of the ruling party.
He noted that the APC in the state had democratized governance and infrastructure and brought government closer to the people, saying that the party is the party to beat in the elections, as he expressed confidence that the party will win the chairmanship and councillorship posts in all the 20 local governments in the state.
The governor stated that the people of Ogun State appreciate what the government has done for them, as no community had been left out of development in the state, saying that Ogun residents appreciate having a listening government that has engendered peace and stability.
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He said that it was important that harmony exists among the ranks and file of the party in the state.
He said: “I want to be sure that you have met with other contestants and reconcile with them in the spirit of appreciation and reconciliation.
“It is important that we don’t leave any room for bickering, animosity, or for anyone to go into this election in any local government and attempt to polarize the party along the lines of those who didn’t emerge. It is important that we ensure that there is perfect harmony in each local government,” he said.
The governor, while reminding the gathering that the process that led to their emergence was very meticulous, intentional, and deliberate, added that none of the candidates emerged by accident.
“There is none of you that has emerged by accident because in the election of the local government, I will not allow us to place the local government in the hands of anyone who will be an accidental council chairman.
“So, I am taking this local government election extremely seriously. I am not leaving anything to chance, and that is why I have been particularly concerned and involved in ensuring that we identify those who are the right fit for our local governments.”
Governor Abiodun reiterated the importance of the election in the quest to develop the grassroots, and urged the candidates whom he described as the closest to the people to know the ‘ISEYA’ mantra of his administration by heart and ensure that they replicate and implement the vision.
“It is important that we have some sort of uniformity in our campaigns so that the campaigns in Ijebu-North, Abeokuta-South, Ipokia, and Ado-Odo-Ota are very similar.”
