The National Screening Committee for governorship aspirants (South West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, as the candidate of the party in next year’s governorship election in the state, Daily Independent reports.
Presenting the Screening certificate to Amosun in Lagos, Chairman of the committee and former governor of Gombe State, Danjuma Goje, revealed that only Ogun State has one candidate in the South West as at the end of sale of forms and the screening exercise.
He commended the governor for his strides since assuming leadership position in the state, saying Amosun has been screened and cleared to go into the party’s primaries.
“We have just concluded screening and sale of forms. Governor Amosun is the only candidate from Ogun State. I want to commend him for the good works he is doing for our party, the good people of the state and his various strides since he assumed office. God will help our party come 2015 to effect the needed change in this country,” he said.
Responding, the governor commended the party leadership for the array of experienced statesmen who made up the Screening Committee, pointing out that he, alongside his colleagues, would still fly the flag of APC in Ogun.
He stated that the party’s manifesto, which is development-oriented, is paramount to the present administration in Ogun State, expressing optimism that APC would be victorious in the presidential election.
He said his government was committed to the party’s programme, with its development that cuts across every facet of human life including employment generation, urban renewal, and qualitative education, among others.
“APC will truly make the difference in Nigeria and will be victorious in the presidential election”, he added.
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