The All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State of Osun has described the outing of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in Ile Ife as a momentous take off of the party’s governorship campaign that will finally sweep the PDP out of the State of Osun.
According to the party, if there is any doubt in the minds of skeptics and opponents alike that Aregbesola’s popularity is unassailable by any politician in the race for August 9th gubernatorial election, yesterday’s show of support by the people of Ife zone is the start of the storm that should clear those doubts.
According to the APC, only a person who has impacted the lives of the people positively can get the kind of reception given to the governor as he kicked-off his campaign in Ile Ife, in the very home-base of his PDP opponent.
“The crowd was representative of popular support, the festive atmosphere was indicative of spontaneous joy of a people who were appreciative of what governor Aregbesola has done for them which had never been done by any other governor since Osun State was created 23 years ago,” the APC said.
According to the Director of publicity of the party, Barr Kunle Oyatomi “the storm has just started; it will build into a hurricane as the campaigns progress, and when the votes are over by August 9th, the PDP will be crushed,” the APC chieftain said.
And in a message of gratitude to traditional rulers in the State for their contribution and support to the success of yesterday’s campaign success, the party’s Chairman, Elder Adelowo Adebiyi said the participation of the traditional rulers in demonstrating joy at the unprecedented transformation Ogbeni Aregbesola has brought to Osun, “should tell any observer that it is a thing coming from the hearts and minds of the people.”
The party Chairman also congratulated the entire supporters of the APC in the four local governments and Modakeke Area Office in the Ife zone, as well as the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, Osun Chapter for their efforts and demonstration of love for the party and its governor, whose pace-setting achievements are the incentives for popular support and endorsement for Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola’s second term in office.
“No matter what critics and the opponents may say, Aregbesola is on course to win the August 9th election with a landslide,” the party Chairman said.
by Wale Akintorinwa in Ile-Ife.
