EKITI GUBER: OJO RETURNS FORMS, PROMISES TO ENSURE TINUBU’S RE-ELECTION VICTORY. (PHOTO).

 Ekiti guber: Ojo returns forms, promises to ensure Tinubu’s re-election victory

An All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirant for forthcoming Ekiti State off-season governorship election, Kayode Ojo, has returned his completed expression of interest and nomination forms, promising to ensure President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027 presidential election if he wins the poll.

Speaking to newsmen on the sidelines at the national headquarters of the ruling party, Ojo also promised to grant local government autonomy and transform infrastructure in the state if voted.

The Chancellor and Chairman of Governing Council, University Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), equally expressed confidence that he would win both the October 27 APC primary and next year’s Ekiti governorship election, emphasising that he was enjoying the support of the party members in the state.

On the mode of primary to be adopted by the ruling party, Ojo posited that he was open to any method but appealed to the party’s national leadership to provide a level playing ground for all the aspirants to freely test their popularity.

“Our agenda is clear and achievable. We will align with Mr President’s Renewed Hope Agenda. We will unite party members, address grievances and ensure their welfare.

“We will prudently utilise Ekiti resources to transform infrastructure, improve agriculture, education and enhance welfare for teachers, students, civil servants, artisans and all sectors.

“We will implement local government autonomy fully, develop Ado-Ekiti as a befitting state capital and build Ekiti’s economy. We will never hand over what belongs to our party to those who do not share our progressive values.

“Our party leaders have stated that they will ensure the election of a popular candidate who can win, not someone who will struggle. I am that candidate.

We enjoy the support of the majority of APC members in the state.

“We are confident of winning the primary and achieving a resounding victory in the general election. We seek only a level playing field from the national leadership, free of intimidation and harassment. Security operatives must ensure protection for all members as they campaign,” he appealed.

While assuring President Tinubu that with him as governor, Ekitj State will be secured for his re-election, Ojo said: “This election is about a leader capable of mobilising for the President’s ongoing reforms, not someone who will alienate the people through non-performance. We will unite all Ekiti people to support the President as he continues his reforms to elevate Nigeria.

“Contrary to a statement attributed to the APC national secretary, Ajibola Basiru, suggesting that obtaining a nomination form is a waste of resources because no vacancy exists in the Ekiti State Government House, I am here to inform our great party and the nation that the people of Ekiti are yearning for a change, calling for a rescuer and they want it now.

“The forms we submitted today are a response to that clarion call. We are poised to effect the change,” he noted.