The All Progressives Congress APC, Leaders across the fifty seven Wards in Ekiti Central Senatorial District have appealed to those Aspiring to Contest the National Assembly Seats to always respect the party’s principles and honour the leaders’ decision to sustain internal democracy.
The Leaders include APC Chairman, Chief Sola Elesin, Secretary to the State Government, Chief Ronke Okusanya, Senator Bode Ola, Former Acting Governor, Mr. Tope Ademiluyi and APC Women Leader, Mrs Caroline Eegunlusi made made the plea at a meeting in Ado Ekiti and affirmed the Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele as the Consecus Candidate for the Central Senatorial District.
They explained that party members needed to work in unity by spreading the good news of Governor Oyebanji for second term in office in order to put Ekiti economy on a sound footing.
Mr Elesin and Mrs Eegunlusi emphasised that the contributions of senator Opeyemi Bamidele to democratic system in both Ekiti and Nigeria as a whole had brought about meaningful changes and physical development in the country.
Mrs Eegunlusi emphasised “that the party leaders had spoken on measures to select the would-be House of Representatives candidates for the party, hence those aspiring should tread softly and adhere strictly to the instructions of leaders, saying that many Aspirant could not occupy a seat at a time.
Corroborating her argument, a Former Acting Governor, Mr Tope Ademiluyi said that anyone who is disadvantaged to get a political Office today would surely get it tomorrow, hence, party faithful should not join those who bent on sponsoring political crisis at the Party level.
A former Commissioner for Health and Chairman National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, Dr Femi Thomas said presently in the state, there is one Governor and in Ekiti Central, there is only senator, and the APC Leaders both at the state and central Constituency recognized only candidate, while the person is Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, saying that the people should support the party rules, regulations and decisions concerning the forthcoming primaries into the National Assembly and other positions.
Other leaders at the forum maintained that individuals ambitions should not affect the progress of the party, saying that anyone who disobeyed the party laws, and the new electral laws would be seen as enemy of the party.
The party leaders however assured members and Aspirants of fair play in whatever decision, saying no one would lose out as measures had already been in place to ensure that all and sundry enjoyed the dividend of democracy which is the essence of the democratic system.
In his remarks, the Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele said he called the meeting to appreciate APC Leaders in the Central Senatorial District and urged them not to relevant in their efforts to secure more than five hundred thousand votes for Governor Biodun Oyebanji in the forthcoming governorship election in Ekiti.
” Our focus now is to surpass the previous votes and give Ekiti more recognition in terms of number of vote coming out in the state and I want the people to mobilize for Governor Biodun Oyebanji to win all the 177 wards in Ekiti and not only that, I want us to replicate such to our Asiwaju, Bola Ahmed Tinubu”
While emphasising that he would never take the support of Leaders in the State for granted, Senate Bamidele listed some of his achievements in office to include construction of over eighty kilometers of road, modern markets, three thousand solar lights, eleven Stadia, empowerment of over ten thousand people, Hospitals and diagnosis Center at the Ekiti State Teaching Hospital.
