As protest trails his victory in last weekend’s primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ondo State Governor, Hon Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has urged party leaders to unite and put the party in order ahead of the governorship election scheduled for November.
The governor stated this when paid a ‘Thank You’ visit to the state secretariat of the party in Akure, the state capital. Accompanied by some party leaders and a crowd of jubilant supporters, the governor received cheers from residents as his motorcade made its way to the party office.
He was received by members of the State Working Committee (SWC) of the party led by the state chairman, Engr. Ade Adetimehin, who said the visit was a sign of unity within the party.
Addressing the gathering, Aiyedatiwa thanked the leadership of the party for providing an enabling environment for the conduct of a free and fair primary election that produced him as a candidate.
He said: “The primary election has come and gone; all aspirants are winners. It was a family affair of a contest and we are all members of the same family. We now need to put our house for the battle ahead.”
The Governor also thanked all members of the various committees from the National Secretariat that conducted the election, as well as members of the party for their participation in the primary.
Engr. Adetimehin said the Governor has shown leadership and has done the needful by coming to meet the SWC of the party after his victory in the primary election.
He said: “The primary election in APC is a family affair. We have elected our governorship candidate. Now that the primary is over, we must remain the same progressive family and we must all come together for the election in November.
“The last time the Governor was here, he came as an aspirant but today, he has come as the candidate of our party. Now that our candidate has emerged, all other aspirants and party leaders must join hands to support him for the success of the party in the November election.
“We have what it takes to win and we have a good candidate. Most of the leaders of the opposition parties are already planning to join our party. We must win in a landslide in November as a ruling party with a credible candidate,” he said.
Aiyedatiwa later unveiled his campaign headquarters located along Oba Adesida road in Akure.