Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and traditional rulers in Ifo/Ewekoro Federal Constituency of Ogun State have reaffirmed their support for the immediate past Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Motunrayo Adijat Adeleye, to represent the constituency in the 11th Assembly of the House of Representatives.
Adeleye, a two-time member of the State House of Assembly, had been endorsed as the consensus candidate of the APC for the constituency ahead of the next election.
The Olu of Itori and Chairman of Progressives Obas, Oba Fatai Akamo, as well as the Olorile of Orile-Ifo, Oba Abdulsemiu Ogunjobi, during her visits, also showered royal blessings on Adeleye, declaring that her aspiration would give a voice to all strata of society.
Political leaders, including the State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Ganiyu Hamzat; former Speaker of the State House of Assembly and member representing Ifo I State Constituency, Rt. Hon. Oluomo Olakunle; among others, spoke separately during the party’s engagement held in Ewekoro and Ifo Local Government Areas respectively.
They commended the State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, for upholding the ideals of the party, noting that the engagement and efforts of leaders from the constituency with the hierarchy of the party led to the consensus arrangement. They added that it was in the collective interest of the people to allow Ifo Local Government Area to have its turn in occupying the House of Representatives seat in the forthcoming elections.
Acknowledging the efforts of the Deputy Chief Whip, Hon. Isiaka Ibrahim, in the National Assembly, the party bigwigs sought massive support from party members to deliver en masse votes for all the consensus candidates of the party in the forthcoming elections for all elective positions.
Also, the Party Chairman of Ewekoro Local Government, Alhaji Ayinde Sogbamu, noted that the interest of the party remained paramount and must be adhered to with a view to strengthening internal cohesion and unity.
His counterpart in Ifo Local Government Area, Barr. Olumide Oduwole, stated that, “In the interest of fairness, truth, and inclusiveness, Hon. Adijat has been tested and trusted as a consistent candidate to fly the flag of our great party for the Federal House of Representatives, so it is best that we give her all the necessary support to enable her emerge victorious in the coming phases of the elections.”
In her remarks, the consensus candidate appreciated members of the party for standing in the best interest of loyalty, noting that history would forever be kind to the State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, for upholding the principle of fairness in the federal constituency.
The former commissioner, who announced plans to give a facelift to the party secretariat with the donation of a generating set and fans to the Ewekoro party secretariat, sought increased support for the party while assuring constituents that she would represent all interests, yearnings, and needs of the federal constituency upon successful election.
The meetings were attended by ward chairmen and vice-chairmen, secretaries, women leaders, youth leaders, ward apex bodies, party executives, ward councillors, and apex leaders, among others, from both Ifo and Ewekoro Local Government Areas.