Bamidele: South-west APC Will Mobilise 10m Votes for Tinubu’s Second Term

Sunday Aborisade in Abuja and Gbenga Sodeinde in Ado Ekiti

Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, has disclosed that All Progressives Congress (APC) had mapped out a mobilisation strategy aimed at delivering at least 10 million votes for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu from the South-west zone alone in the 2027 general election.

Bamidele, who also chairs Ekiti APC 2026 Governorship Election Campaign Council, said the June 20 governorship poll in the state would serve as a referendum on the leadership of Governor Biodun Oyebanji, citing the administration’s development strides and people-oriented programmes since assuming office.

The senate leader spoke in Ado Ekiti after inaugurating the 57-member governorship election campaign council.

He expressed confidence that the re-election of the governor would be “a walkover for the All Progressives Congress”.

The inauguration ceremony was attended by Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Chief Monisade Afuye; Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adeoye Aribasoye; and APC National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru.

Others were Chairman of the board of Nigerian Ports Authority, Dayo Adeyeye; and former Senator for Ekiti Central, Bode Ola, alongside serving members of the National Assembly and other party stakeholders.

Charging party leaders and members to brace up for the election, Bamidele said Oyebanji’s performance had set a new benchmark in the history of the state.

Bamidele said the governor “has been consciously paddling the oars of our state with courage and vision, confidence and synergy, as well as patriotism and unalloyed commitment to the well-being of over 3.8 million residents of Ekiti State”.

Beyond the governorship election, the senate leader said APC was already setting its sights on the 2027 general election.

“The task before us is huge. It is not about the re-election of Governor Oyebanji alone. It is also about the general election coming up between January 16 and February 6, 2027. It is about the future of our great party both in Ekiti State and across the federation,” he said.

The senate leader said, “As a party of conviction and vision, we have already set a target ahead of the 2027 elections. We have designed a mobilisation plan to deliver at least 10 million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, in the six states of the South-west alone.”

Bamidele urged APC leaders and members to intensify mobilisation efforts by encouraging eligible citizens to participate in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR).

He stated that despite Ekiti’s estimated population of 3.8 million people, the state currently had only 987,647 registered voters as of 2023.