Oyebanji, Fayose rally Ekiti for Tinubu as APC good points PDP defectors

The Governor of Ekiti State, Biodun Oyebanji, and his predecessor, Ayodele Fayose, on Monday canvassed help for the reelection of President Bola Tinubu forward of the January 2027 presidential election, citing the president’s efficiency and dedication to the state’s growth.

Each leaders spoke at a political rally in Ikere-Ekiti, the place a former Home of Representatives candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Henrich Akomolafe, and his supporters defected to the All Progressives Congress.

Oyebanji, who’s the APC candidate within the June 20 governorship election within the state, urged residents to mobilise large help for Tinubu’s second-term bid, setting a goal of 600,000 votes for the president from the state.

In accordance with him, Tinubu’s re-election would consolidate ongoing financial reforms and additional speed up growth throughout the nation and in Ekiti State.

“The President’s re-election for a second time period would additional increase the fortunes of Ekiti State and Nigeria as an entire.

“Tinubu will, in his second time period, have ample alternative to consolidate the good points of the assorted financial reforms he has launched, which have accelerated progress and growth within the nation,” the governor stated.

He added that the state should ship nothing lower than 600,000 votes for the president, urging residents to acquire their Everlasting Voter Playing cards and embark on house-to-house mobilisation.

“For us to indicate our love and help for President Tinubu, we must always goal about 600,000 votes for him. Something lower than 600,000 votes is just not adequate for us in Ekiti,” Oyebanji stated.

The governor additionally appealed for peaceable conduct through the forthcoming elections, noting that his marketing campaign actions had been slowed because of the fasting interval noticed by Muslims and Christians.

“We don’t need bloodshed and violence. They are going to lie in opposition to us, however we are going to reply to them with votes,” he added.

In his remarks, Fayose, a chieftain of the PDP, stated he had no regrets supporting Oyebanji’s administration and pledged to mobilise help for Tinubu’s reelection regardless of remaining within the opposition get together.

“With or with out defections, President Tinubu and Governor Oyebanji have received their elections. They’ve executed creditably properly. Ekiti individuals are not ingrates; we are going to repay them with electoral victories,” Fayose stated.

He additionally described Oyebanji as a unifying chief, including that the governor had strengthened Tinubu’s political possibilities within the state forward of the 2027 polls.

In the meantime, Akomolafe stated his determination to depart the PDP was pushed by the developmental strides recorded beneath Oyebanji’s administration.

He added that the APC authorities’s efficiency within the state satisfied him and his supporters to affix the ruling get together.

Earlier, the Particular Adviser on Political Issues, Jide Awe, who represented the APC State Chairman, Sola Elesin, counseled Akomolafe for his grassroots mobilisation, noting that extra opposition figures have been becoming a member of the get together because of its inclusive management.

Different dignitaries on the occasion included the Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Monisade Afuye; the Speaker of the Ekiti State Home of Meeting, Adeoye Aribasoye; the Chairman of Ikere Native Authorities, Olu Adamolekun; and his Ikere LCDA counterpart, Rufus Olorunfemi, alongside commissioners, particular advisers and get together leaders.

The rally comes forward of the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State and the January 2027 presidential election, as political events intensify mobilisation throughout the nation.