By Chesa Chesa
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has inaugurated the party’s campaign council for the forthcoming governorship election in Ekiti State, expressing confidence that Governor Biodun Oyebanji will secure a second term in office.
Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, chairs the campaign council
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Abuja on Wednesday, Yilwatda commended Oyebanji’s administration, describing the governor as one of the APC’s best candidates and citing his achievements in infrastructure development, social welfare, education and healthcare.
The APC chairman said he had personally inspected projects across the state and could attest to the governor’s performance.
“I was an eyewitness that the government is doing very, very well,” Yilwatda said, noting that the administration had constructed roads, expanded social protection programmes, provided scholarships and strengthened healthcare services.
He added that the governor had not only connected communities through infrastructure but had also united people across the state.
“We celebrate you and we thank God for giving you to the people of Ekiti and to our party as well. Today, we present you to the people of Ekiti for the second time. As a party, we are not ashamed. We are proud that we have you,” he said.
Expressing optimism about the outcome of the election, Yilwatda said the APC remained unmatched in political strength and nationwide support, pointing to the presence of governors, federal lawmakers and party leaders from across the country’s geopolitical zones at the event.
According to him, the composition of the campaign council reflects the party’s broad national reach and capacity to mobilise support for the governor’s re-election bid.
The APC chairman also described members of the council as “real soldiers” ready to work for victory, saying the party possessed the numbers, resources and organisational structure needed to secure success at the polls.
He highlighted the roles of women, youths and persons with disabilities in the campaign structure, stressing that the council was designed to be inclusive and representative of all segments of society.
“The women are here, the young people are here, the elderly are here. With all talents and all shared opinions, people who can raise funding down to mobilisation at the polling-unit level, we are prepared,” he said.
Yilwatda further expressed confidence that funding would not pose a challenge to the campaign, citing the calibre of party leaders and stakeholders assembled for the exercise.
