Ganduje Welcomes Col Adegbola, Rtd, Thirteen Supporters To APC
…says as a disciplined officer, you ‘ll replicate same in our Party
By Tom Okpe
National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Wednesday, received Col Gbenga Adegbola, Rtd, and thirteen thousand, 13,000, of his supporters, into the Party.
Ganduje, while receiving the new entrants at the APC National secretariat, Buhari House, Abuja, described Adegbola as a disciplined man, who will eventually, bring discipline to the Party.
According to Ganduje, Col Adegbola now, has equal opportunity, privilege and chances, to contest any position in the Party.
He said: “Our blueprint for South West geo-political zone for 2027 is tagged ‘Political homogeneity.’ In other words, we will work hard and with the help of God and the people of the state, Oyo will be an APC State in 2027.
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“Other States’ in the zone that is off the hook like Osun, will also be an APC State, by the grace of God. That is what we meant by political homogeneity.
“By your coming to our Party, you are increasing the strength of our Party, especially with young people that are coming with you to our Party, and we assure you as a full member of our Party that, we will give you every opportunity. You have the same status with older members of the party.”
Speaking with journalists after he was formally received, Adegbola said he has thirteen thousand, 13,000, supporters in his Ward and Local Government, Oke-Ogun area of the State.
“In my Ward, I have about three thousand, 3,000, supporters and more than ten thousand, 10,000, at the Local Government level. I am thinking of the Oyo North. We should be thinking of millions.”
When asked what stakeholders like him from Oke-Ogun is doing to ensure the area produces a Governor for the first time in Oyo State, Adegbola said: “Well, we are one entity in Oyo State. And we pray those issues will be sorted out appropriately. We will do everything possible to make sure, we make Oyo State by 2027, an APC State.
“We will do everything humanly possible by the special grace of God, that all nooks and crannies of Oyo State, we will be able to get assured, through the National Chairman of the Party, Dr Ganduje, who has given us his words, and encouragement, he added.
