Elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in ten (10) local government councils in Oke-ogun area of Oyo State on Tuesday, endorsed Prof. Adeolu Akande as the preferred candidate for the governorship ticket of the state in 2023.
They promised to mobilise support for his victory, both at the primary and general elections .
The elders made the resolution in Ilero,Kajola Local Government after a stakeholders meeting presided over by Alhaji Abu Gbadamosi.
The meeting, also resolved not to vie for the chairmanship position of the APC in the forthcoming congress of the party.
The stakeholders argued that Oyo North Senatorial zone has produced the Chairman of the party for the past 10 years in the person of Chief Akin Oke.
The meeting resolved that it is the turn of other Senatorial zones to produce the Chairman of the party.
The meeting, which also had former Commissioners,former House of Assembly members, former local government chairmen and former party officials lauded members of the party for trooping out en masses to register in the last party membership exercise, as the zone recorded the highest number of registered members in the party.
They advised members of the party to brace up for the forthcoming congress of at a date yet to be announced by the national headquarters of the party.
They also advised party members in the zone to welcome gubernatorial aspirants from other zones but noting that they should politely inform them of the resolution of the zone to produce the next governor of Oyo State.
Continuing, the stakeholders, also resolved to reach out to other zones of the state to solicit their support for their candidate.
“We can not do it alone and we need the support of all parts of the state to actualize the project”.
Other elders of the party in attendance are, Chief Goke Oyetunji,former Senatorial Chairman of the APC in Oyo North, Dr Ahmed Ayinla,Chief Tijani Balogun,Chief James Adeleke, Chief James Oke, Chief Aderoju Egbedokun, Alhaji Zarayiyau Mustapha, Hon. John Olalerun and Alhaji Waheed Adesina.Akinlotan, Dr Mathew Oyedokun, Mr Azeez Bonuola,former Commissioner for Special Duties and Mr Dejo Adebisi, former Special Assistant to Governor Abiola Ajimobi.
Also, at the elders’ meeting are, former chairmen of local government councils including Iseyin, Kajola ,Iwajowa ,Itesiwaju, Olorunsogo, Orelope, Irepo and Iwajowa local government councils.
