From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has charged Oyo State chapter of the party and South West stakeholders in general on the need for unity to deliver President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election.
Ganduje gave the charge when he received a delegation of the state party stakeholders led by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja yesterday.
The former governor of Kano State said APC taking over Oyo State and other South West states is part of the party’s blueprint to achieve homogeneity ahead of the 2027 general election.
He added that what should be the concerns of every patriotic member of the party should be to ensure the zone consolidates its hold on the presidency.
“Oyo State is part of our blueprint which we call political party homogeneity. We have been looking for unity and uniformity in Oyo State. Now we are seeing that elements of unity and uniformity.
“We are concerned about the unity of Oyo State and the unity of Nigeria and the homogeneity of the South West because our 2027 is a task that must be achieved.
“With three Senators, eight House of Representatives, we virtually have the government and all that it requires is to take the other half. The task before us and before the 2027 general election is to recover our House of Representatives member seat we lost through death.
“The seat belongs to the APC and it is our duty to recover it. That election will come up around February but there must be primaries before then and you must be united to see that we have one consensus candidate.
“I have already told you our blueprint is about President Bola Tinubu. Coming home as the son of the soil, he cannot afford to see a beautiful fowl with a head of vulture and Oyo State political party homogeneity is the answer.
“Anybody who is patriotic about the unity of this country, anybody in love with this country, should be happy that your geopolitical zone has produced the president,” he said.
Speaking earlier, the Minister, Adelabu, admitted that lack of unity was responsible for the previous failures for the party to triumph in the State.
“As the Chairman also mentioned, the strategy for the South West is homogeneity. But the President is from the South West. So we have no reason to leave any state behind in the South West.
“There must be homogenous party existence, victory and support from Mr President. So, I want to congratulate Mr Chairman and his team for the wonderful feat they achieved in these two states.
“I also want to, through you, pass a personal message across to your friend, Mr. President for his efforts and support for the party. We believe that without his support, what we have witnessed in terms of these electoral victories wouldn’t have been possible.
“So, we want to also thank him and congratulate him that under his watch, the party is going to record the highest number of states where we are going to establish governance and leadership. Help us pass this across to you, Mr President,” he said.