… pledge their undiluted support
By Nofisat Marindoti
The Timi of Ede, Oba Munirudeen Lawal as well as the residents of the town, have pledged their support to Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s administration which they tagged the best administration so far in the State of Osun.
The residents who trooped out en masse to welcome the Governor during his visit to the Ede Federal Constituency on Wednesday, described Aregbesola as the Peoples’ Governor who has done well.
They also thanked and appreciated the Governor for the various infrastructural development in the constituency, adding that they are strongly behind him.
In his speech, Aregbesola reaffirmed his determination to conform to the ethics and principles of democracy as practiced in advanced nations of the world and in tandem with the constitution of his party, All progressives congress APC to conduct a free, fair, transparent and credible primary to elect the party`s candidate ahead of the September 22 gubernatorial election.
This was in response to several calls made by some speakers at the event pleading with him to use his good office to ensure the APC flag bearer emerges from the Osun West Senatorial district.
Aregbesola noted that the party will conduct primaries for all the aspirants but what is more important is for the party to retain the seat of power, irrespective of the zone from which such candidate emerges from, so that the visionary development of his administration can be sustained and improved upon.
He charged all members of the party to return to their local communities, wards and polling booths to mobilize and convince the electorates with the many achievements of his government, with the assurance that there is an assured future for prosperity if an APC candidate succeeds him in office.
“Let’s stand with the party in respective of the candidate, it is the continuity of the party we want. Lagos State is progressing today because of the same party’s continuity. If we want to continue moving forward, our party must remain in power, it is the continuity that matters, let’s start working towards that continuity.”he added.
