By Ayobami Ife, Abeokuta
ABEOKUTA: Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed the confidence that the party would overwhelmingly win the November 16 local government elections in the state.
The party which hinged its confidence both on its full preparation for the elections and being in power, added that it also has projects and programmes recorded as achievements on its side in the state which were being deployed as campaign tools unlike other political parties with nothing to show the people.
The State Publicity Secretary of APC, Tunde Oladunjoye, expressed the optimism while fielding questions from newsmen.
He, however, said that the party would not take anything for granted.
“For the November 16th local government elections coming up in Ogun State, I want to assure you that Ogun State APC is fully prepared for that election not only to participate but also to win.
“We are not only a political party, we are also the ruling party in Ogun State. We thank God and thank the people of Ogun State, for the privilege given to our Party to serve the people of Ogun State at the state level and at the local government level.
“As far as it relates to this coming election, among the parties vying for the local government positions; it is only APC that has projects and programmes with which we can campaign, which we have been campaigning, when we talk of primary health care, we talk of renovation and construction of primary schools, roads, and what have you.
“APC is the only party that can point to what it has achieved apart from that, we are about the only party that is even campaigning for the local government election, we are going round all the 236 wards, all our polling units, We can hardly see any opposition party; what they plan to do or the magic they plan to achieve, we don’t know, We as a party, APC Is not taking anything for granted.
“We have achievements to point to, we are campaigning, we are mobilizing our members, and we are getting assurance from people of Ogun State, that their support remains unshaken and is for All Progressives Congress (APC),” he said.
Oladunjoye vouched for the credibility and impartiality of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC), concerning the council elections, saying even the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had arrested to the credibility of the Commission.
“On the part of the OGSIEC, we pray that, they will continue uphold the credibility of the agency, the impartiality of the agency. Even the PDP has attested to the fact that OGSIEC is credible and impartial.
“It is in the press they issued on Sunday; it is a big kudos for the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, that has allowed the agency to run without meddlesomeness on the part of the government.
“For the November 16th election, we are very sure that APC will not only win but will also win overwhelmingly.
Thank You,” Oladunjoye said
