By John Dike Osogbo
…As Oyebamiji, Adereti, APC Chair, Lawal, Party Candidates, Over 50,000 Residents Walk For Victory In Osogbo
The leadership and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State on Saturday declared readiness to produce two million votes for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the forthcoming presidential election in the country.
The party stalwarts reaffirmed their commitment and avowed resoluteness to deliver and ensure seamless emergence of all the state and national assemblies’ candidates of the party in the 2027 general elections.
The APC stakeholders maintained that Osun State remained undoubtedly a progressives state regardless of the past temporary setback saying; “we are resolute to deliver two million votes for President Tinubu and emergence of all the APC standard-bearers for both the state and national assemblies”.
This is just as the governorship candidate of the APC in the August 15th 2026 gubernatorial election in the state, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji popularly called AMBO and his running mate, Engr. Benjamin Kayode Adereti, APC State Chairman, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, APC standard-bearers for both state and national assemblies, leaders and members of the party as well as over 50,000 residents of the state marched for victory in Osogbo.
The victory walk which commenced from the popular Ayetoro junction to Igbonna, Olonkoro, Ajegunle, old garage to Olaiya and Ogo-Oluwa all in Osogbo, the state capital, where the trekking terminated at the party secretariat witnessed a mammoth crowd of the party loyalists, supporters and residents of the state.
Addressing the journalists, the APC standard-bearer in the last Osun governorship election described the massive turnout of the party chieftains, members and residents of the state as unprecedented and a positive sign of victory for the party in the forthcoming general elections.
Oyebamiji expressed delight in what he described as ‘organic crowd’ that participated in the walk for victory exercise aimed at sensitizing the general public on the need to come out en-masse to vote massively for the re-election of President Tinubu and all the APC standard-bearers in the 2027 general elections saying; “this tells the whole world that re-electing our President is non-negotiable.
“As you can see, the essence of this victory walk for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is to sensitize our people in order for them to prepare and vote for the President and all our candidates in the forthcoming general elections and you can see the crowd, this is a show of strength.
“This is fantastic and massive today and it is to tell the whole world that re-electing our President is non-negotiable.
“We are targeting two million votes and you can see for yourself that it is achievable. This is am organic crowd, not imported crowd and with this crowd of our party leaders, members, loyalists and sympathisers that are residents of the state; it is crystal clear that Osun is for President Tinubu and we are resolute to return him for a second term”, Oyebamiji assured.
Speaking on the political alliance and coalition with the ruling Accord government in the state to deliver victory for the President, Oyebamiji maintained that the party was determined to work in unison with everyone for the emergence of President Tinubu.
“As you all know, we are open as a party to Accord and every other party ready to complement our efforts to ensure victory for our President”, Oyebamiji stated.
In his remarks, the state chairman of the APC said the party organs and structures were prepared to work tirelessly for the emergence of President Tinubu in particular and all the candidates of the party in general come 2027 general elections.
He expressed satisfaction on the massive turnout of the people for the victory walk, saying “it is a sign of victory and all round success for our party.
“You can see it for yourself. We thank Almighty God for today. You can see the crowd. We are resolute to win the January 16th, 2027 presidential election and other elections into the Senate, House of Representatives and House of Assembly.
“There is no crack in our party. The APC is one united family and we are ready to win the forthcoming general elections”, Lawal added.
Speaking, the APC Osun East Senatorial candidate, Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, urged the residents of the state particularly the Osun East Senatorial residents to prove their unflinching support and demonstrate their avowed commitment through the ballot for the victory of President Tinubu.
He said: “As we all know, the APC doesn’t rent crowd and this crowd by implication will transform into two million votes for our President. We will re-elect our President and I can see with this walk for victory that we are ready.
“I don’t see any reason for anyone in Yoruba land not to vote for Tinubu. This is our time to reelect our President. Let us grab this opportunity this to return him.
“Let’s l re-elect him. It is our duty to blow our trumpet so as for the people to take it from us. Let us come out en-masse to vote him and all our candidates in the forthcoming general elections”.
Also, Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi, the APC Osun West Senatorial candidate, maintained that the large numbers of people that came out for the victory walk was a testimony to the imminent victory of the party in the forthcoming general elections.
“The massive turnout and crowd here is a confirmation of the organic votes (over 444,000 votes) that our party got in the last Osun governorship election.
“We don’t rent crowd; this is a crowd of the party faithful who are residents of Osun that are ready to mobilize and work assiduously for the re-election of our President and other candidates.
“This crowd has justified the fact that the people voluntarily voted for our party in the past elections and it shows that they are ever ready to vote for the APC in the future elections.
“So, we are very confident that by the grace of God, Osun will deliver for the APC and ensure the re-election of President Tinubu. We are confident of producing two million votes for the President”, Ogunbiyi asserted.
In her remarks, the APC House of Representatives’ candidate in Irewole Federal Constituency, Hon. Taiwo Oluga, lauded the party leaders for putting up the endurance trekking to stimulate the party consciousness towards sensitization and mobilization of the people of the state to vote massively for President Tinubu and all the party’s candidates.
Oluga implored the people of the country particularly the women in the 19 states of the Northern Nigeria to mobilise the women folks for the re-election of President Tinubu.
She maintained that the women folks in the Northern Nigeria must reciprocate the kind gesture demonstrated by the Southern women in the 2015 and 2019 presidential elections that returned late President Muhammad Buhari for two terms.
In Oluga’s words: “We thank our leaders for putting this together within a very short possible time. This shows that we are intact, one and resolute. Both men and women are ready to vote massively.
“I want women from the North to also vote massively to reciprocate the gesture that Yoruba people did during the second term of former President Muhammad Buhari. And with the ever-resilient and committed members of the APC and the adopted children of Mr President from the PDP/Accord, it is certain that we are going to deliver two million votes”, Oluga added.
Corroborating the statements, the Executive Director, Marine and Operations, Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, Engr. Olalekan Badmus, said the march for victory of the President Tinubu remained a show of strength of the party to deliver on its mandate.
According to him: “You can see for yourself that our march for the victory of our President shows our strength that we are fully on ground with the aim of delivering our President for a second term.
“We can see the giant strides in Osun in all the sectors of the economy particularly massive road infrastructural projects ongoing in the state and lot more”, Badmus stated.
The walk for victory exercise has in attendance all the parliamentary candidates of the party including Barrister Kunle Adegoke SAN, Hon. Ibrahim Taofeek Kayode (ITK), Hon. Habeeb Ademola Adedapo, Hon. Oluwadamilare Eniade, Hon. Oluwole Oke, Hon. Taofeek Ajilesoro, Hon. David Asaolu, Hon. Sanya Omirin, Hon. Obawale Adebisi.
Others are House of Assembly candidates including Hon. Timothy Owoeye, Hon. Olaiya Ayodeji Abdulahi, Hon. Oyewumi Najeem, Hon. Raji Taoheed sijuade, Hon. Ajao Adekola Akeem, Hon. Adeniran Felix Ibitoye, Hon. Folahan Samuel Adeniyi, Adeboye Adegoke, Hon. Ojo Abayomi Oluwadare, Hon. Abolusodun Yemi Ibraheem, Hon. Ganiyu Naheem Adekunle, Hon. Ajiboye Ademola Adebiyi, Hon. Jimoh Mulikat Abiola, Hon. Andrew Akinmoladun, Hon. Taofeeq Olajide Falade, Hon. Ojekale Sikiru Oyeniran, Hon. Aderemi Saheed Kolawole, Hon. Awotidoye Rufus, Hon. Samuel Oluwasesan Sanusi, Hon. Mansur Oladimeji Tijani, Hon. Olodo Adebayo Taiwo,
Hon. Adegbile Adirulah A,
Hon. Awoyinka Ayoade kayode, Hon. Adeniji Olumide Hon. Adedayo, Hon. Babatunde Festus Komolafe and Hon. Adejobi Adeyinka Johnson.
Also, leaders and members of the party including Deputy Governorship Candidate in the August 15th 2026 Osun Gubernatorial election, Engr. Benjamin Kayode Adereti, Senator Mudashir Hussein, Senator Babajide Omoworare, Hon. Babatunde Ayeni, Hon. Oluremi Omowaiye, Hon. Kayode Sowade, Hon. Funmi Denton, Hon. Sunday Akere, Ambassador Issah Niniola, former parliamentarians among others.
