The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole on Wednesday inaugurated the Party’s 63-member National Campaign Council for the September 22 Osun State Governorship Election.
The Campaign Council is chaired by the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
In his remarks, Oshiomhole, said: “We are very grateful to Governor Ganduje for graciously accepting to provide leadership and chair this very important committee.
“Your Excellencies, many of you present here have been very much involved in helping to provide leadership in most of the campaigns that we have had in recent times after the last general elections. The most recent is that of Ekiti State where your Excellencies did very well.
“So, we have a body of experience to go about and the whole idea is to sustain the values and the ideals of our Party, which is based on transparent elections on the basis of one man, one vote and joining forces with the Party leadership in the state, to work hard, to mobilise people of Osun State to vote wisely for the APC candidate in the next governorship election that is scheduled to take place on 22nd September 2018.
“As a governing Party, Nigerians resolved in our favour that the APC should not only preside at the centre. They have expressed so much trust and confidence in our party, that on our Party’s platform, 24 governors were elected.
“The importance of Osun is readily appreciated by all of us. First, it is a State we had taken over from the PDP, we defeated the sitting governor at that time.”
Speaking, Ganduje thanked Oshiomhole and the party for the appointments.
His words: “There is no doubt that this is a very powerful council looking at the membership composition – Governors, Senators and experienced Party men. Also the task ahead of us is very important.
“Mr Chairman, what you have done is to match the quality of the council with the importance of assignment.
“There is no doubt that winning Osun Sate is very vital to the Party. It has been our state in APC for the last 8 years and by the will of God we will maintain this state in order to have 100 per cent states of the South Western part of this country in our great party. As Progressives, we assure you we will ensure clean, free and fair election because that is the motive of the APC.
“What we intend to do is to mobilize our people. We are even very lucky that the primaries conducted succeeded in mobilising the people, in energizing the people, in giving our members hope in Osun state so that we continue with that mobilization until the election day when certainly we will win this election.
“Luckily enough the Governor of Osun is a man of the people, he provided the dividend of Democracy. He is the man who relates with all strata of the society in Osun.
“So he is a man that is loved by the people. So all that is required now is for us to sit together to ensure there is total reconciliation among those who contested the primaries.
“This is very important to give a sense of belonging so everyone will participate in the electioneering and in the election and also mobilize all the stakeholders to ensure we work in unity.”
Full list of the campaign council below:
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje PHD – Chairman Abdulazeez Abubakar Yari – Deputy Chairman Otunba Niyi Adebayo – Deputy National Chairman (S) Akinwunmi Dapo Ambode – Governor Lagos Sen. Ibikunle Amosun – GovernorOgun Sen. Abiola Ajimobi – Governor Oyo Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola – Governor Osun Arakunrin Olwarotimi Akeredolu SAN – Governor Ondo Owelle Rochas Okorocha – Governor Imo Mr. Godwin Obaseki – Governor Edo Alh. Yahaya Bello – Governor Kogi Mr. Simon Bako Lalong – Governor Plateau Alh. Kashim Shettima – Governor Borno Sen. Mohammed Umar Jibrilla – Governor Adamawa Mohammed Badaru Abubakar – Governor Jigawa (Barr.) Emma Ibediro – National Organizing Secretary Pastor Bankole Oluwajana – National Vice Chairman(S/W) Tajudeen Bello – National Financial Secretary Babatunde John Kwame Ogala – National Legal Adviser Hajiya Salamatu Baiwa Umar-Eluma FNIM- National Women Leader Sadiq S. Abubakar – National Youth Leader Kemi Nelson – Zonal Women Leader (S/W) Femi Egbedeyi – Zonal Youth Leader (S/W) Abdulrahman DambazauRtd – Minister of Interior Manir Dan-Ali – Minister of Defence Adebayo Shittu – Minister of Communications Ibe Kachikwu – Minister of State, Petroleum Babatunde Fashola SAN – Minister of Power, Works & Housing Hon. Rotimi Amaechi – Minister of Transport Alhaji Lai Mohammed – Minister of Information Isaac Adewole – Minister of Health Sola Adeyeye Babajide C. Omoworare Tayo Alasaodura Buhari Abdulfatai Rilwan AdesojiAkanbi Andy Uba Godswill Akpabio Ajayi Borrofice Aliyu Wammako Abu Ibrahim Olugbenga Ashafa Adeyinka Ajayi Olufemi Fakeye Ayo Hulayat Omidiran Mojeed Olujimi A. Alabi Akintayo Gafaru Amere Ajibola Israel Famurewa Aliyu Magaji E Chief Timi Sylva E. (Engr.) Segun Oni Domingo Obende Tokunbo Afikuyomi Musiliu Obanikoro Uche Ekwunife Ayo Afolabi Adejoke Adefulire Abike Dabiri-Erewa Chief Pius Akinyelure Bola Ilori Wale Oshun Otunba Reuben Famuyibo Chief Demola Seriki
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