…as AMBO seeks votes in Ede, Egbedore
By Michael Ofulue, Osogbo
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has intensified its campaign for the August 15 Osun State governorship election, taking its message to Ede and Awo in Egbedore Local Government area, where party leaders expressed confidence that the governorship candidate of the party, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, AMBO, would secure victory despite Governor Ademola Adeleke’s political influence in his hometown.
Leading the campaign in Awo, the Director-General of the AMBO Campaign Organisation, Hon. Wole Oke, urged residents of Egbedore to vote massively for the APC, saying that the election offered the people an opportunity to chart a new course for Osun State.
Oke recalled that the APC lost Egbedore Local Government area in the 2023 election and appealed to party supporters to reverse the outcome by delivering overwhelming votes for Oyebamiji.
Oke stressed that the APC has continued to record growing support across the state, citing the large turnout at campaign rallies in Ede and Awo as evidence that the party is gaining momentum ahead of the election.
The campaign director-general also criticised Governor Adeleke’s educational qualification, alleging that the governor lacks the educational capacity required to govern effectively and insisted that the state deserves competent and visionary leadership.
Oke said, “Don’t vote for a governor who can’t read or write. Rather, vote for competence and someone with a good educational background.”
He further accused the Adeleke administration of neglecting human capital development, particularly in Ede, the governor’s hometown.
Oke alleged that public schools and healthcare facilities in Ede have deteriorated under the current administration, despite the town producing the incumbent governor.
He averred, “Adeleke abandoned human capital development in Ede. The schools are in a poor state, the hospitals are in a poor state and those are the things that matter to ordinary people.”
Acknowledging that many political observers considered the APC the underdog in Ede, Oke expressed confidence that the party would surprise its opponents with the outcome of the election.
He added, “We are being considered the underdog in Ede, but we will surprise them. You will see the votes that we will deliver.”