Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress, APC, will win the chairmanship and councillorship posts in all the 20 local governments in the state.
According to him, the APC has bragging rights going into the election, having delivered electoral promises to the fullest, and would win hands down.
Abiodun spoke on Friday during a meeting with the 20 chairmanship and 236 councilorship candidates of the ruling party.
He urged the APC candidates in the forthcoming local government elections in the state to go all out and ensure massive victory for the party.
Abiodun said that it was important that harmony exists among the ranks and file of the party in the state.
The governor said: “I want to be sure that you have met with other contestants and reconcile with them in the spirit of appreciation and reconciliation.
“It is important that we don’t leave any room for bickering, animosity, or for anyone to go into this election in any local government and attempt to polarize the party along the lines of those who didn’t emerge. It is important that we ensure that there is perfect harmony in each local government.”
The governor, while reminding the gathering that the process that led to their emergence was very meticulous, intentional and deliberate, added that none of the candidates emerged by accident.
“There is none of you that has emerged by accident because in the election of the local government, I will not allow us to place the local government in the hands of anyone who will be an accidental council chairman.
“So, I am taking this local government election extremely seriously. I am not leaving anything to chance, and that is why I have been particularly concerned and involved in ensuring that we identify those who are the right fit for our local governments,” he said.
Abiodun reiterated the importance of the election in the quest to develop the grassroots, and urged the candidates, whom he described as the closest to the people, to know the ‘ISEYA’ mantra of his administration by heart and ensure that they replicate and implement the vision.
Earlier in his welcome address, Ogun State APC chairman, Chief Yemi Sanusi, disclosed that the strength of the party must be entrenched, adding that the candidates must go all out to campaign and ensure they come out victorious.