…. Adetimehin, Olanusi, ex-Minister in attendance
Ahead of the general election in 2023, Several support groups in Ondo State working towards the victory of Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu and Senator Kassim Shettima in next year’s presidential election has made a solemn promise to sustain its grassroots mobilisation to ensure his victory at the 2023 presidential election.
At a well attended meeting in Akure on Monday which had in attendance the Former Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Chief Alli Olanusi, former minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Professor Claudius Daramola, State Chairman, Universal Basic Education Board, Rt. Hon Victor Olabintan and State Chairman of All Progressives Congress ( APC), Engr Ade Adetimehin and other top government functionaries, Local government Chairmen, led by the Association of Local Government of Nigeria ( ALGON), Mr Augustine Oloruntogbe, former Secretary to the state government, Hon.Temitayo Oluwatuyi fondly called “Tuykana”, Hon. Femi Adekanmbi, Pastor Biyi Poroye, Mr Ifeoluwa Fasoranti , House of Representatives candidate in Akoko South East/ South West, Gboyega Adefarati, serving and former commissioners, former and serving lawmakers, All senatorial women leaders, All local government women leaders top political stakeholders of the party.
They expressed confidence in the victory of Tinubu in the presidential election and pledged to immediately embark on various mapped-out programmes to achieve this.
“We have mapped out several campaign programmes. We are only waiting for INEC to open the space”
Asiwaju Tinubu and the Vice Presidential candidate, Shettima, are detribalised Nigerian who has worked tirelessly for the continuous peace, unity and progress of Nigeria.
A communique issued at the end of the meeting, it was unanimously agreed that the group should pave way for a more robust and structured Coalition of Support group for Tinubu.
The motion for the collapse of the support groups was moved by a foremost Human rights lawyer, Dr Tunji Abayomi.
“He said at the meeting that it was necessary to collapse the existing support group into one strong and viable campaign Organisation to work under the supervision and control of the Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and the structure of the party, under the leadership of the state Chairman of our party, Engr Ade Adetimehin” Abayomi said.
“Asiwaju Tinubu is one man that has displayed proven capacity. Here is a man who has invested heavily on good will across the length and breadth of Nigeria. The turn out today is a testament that everyone is ready to ensure he comes out victorious at the poll”
“We are indeed proud to be associated with this laudable project”, Abayomi noted.
The group resolved to elect executives and those to pilot the affairs of the group in the state at the next adjourned date.
