By Adedotun Aderoboye
In a build up to the February 2023 general elections, chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo city, Ondo State, have held a mega “Awalokan solidarity walk” to drum more support for the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and all other candidates of the party in the state.
The carnival-like solidarity walk was led by APC leaders in Ondo City including the Special Adviser to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu on Political and Legislative Matters, Dr. Jibayo Adeyeye; Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr. Wale Akinlosotu and his counterpart in Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives, Deaconess Lola Fagbemi.
Other APC leaders at the well attended rally were Abiola Makinde, Otunba Moyinolorun Ogunwumiju, Biola Oladapo, Oladiji Landmark, Adeniyi Adegbonmire, SAN, Chief Olawale Fasakin, among several others.
The mega rally which was organized as part of the campaign for all APC candidates at the federal and state levels in the forthcoming 2023 general elections was attended by mammoth crowd of enthusiastic party supporters.
The rally kicked off at the popular Akure Motor Park in Ondo with party leaders and supporters coming out in large numbers, wearing the party’s T-shirts, caps and brandishing their brooms with enthusiasm as the party leaders presented the candidates to the people.
Addressing the mammoth crowd at the rally, Dr. Jibayo Adeyeye declared that the people of Ondo city have decided to throw their weight behind the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and all other APC candidates for the 2023 general elections in the state, saying that is the essence of the solidarity walk across the city.
The Special Adviser emphasised that Tinubu would bring the desired change and redefine governance in the country going by his wealth of experience as former Governor of Lagos State.
He equally applauded Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for the unprecedented achievements his administration has recorded in the state since assumption of office, describing the Governor as a shining example of a good and selfless leader.
“We have come out en masse to show our support, belief and conviction in the credibility of all our candidates. From our presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to all our candidates in the state like our Senatorial candidate Adeniyi Adegbonmire (SAN), our House of Representatives candidate, Abiola Makinde and all our House of Assembly candidates. We believe in their good antecedents, capacity and competence. We believe in APC, and I know that with what we have seen here today, the 2023 election is already won”, Adeyeye said.
On his part, Mr. Wale Akinlosotu noted that all the APC candidates in the state are credible and reliable.
“They have been tested and we know that they are all credible. The state Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) is performing. If we look at the report that just came out from the federal government, Ondo state is the least poor state in the whole of Nigeria. That is something to celebrate. Akeredolu is working for us in Ondo state,” the Commissioner added.