PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu is upbeat that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is on the path to victory in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo State.
Tinubu stated this during the presentation of the party’s flag to the Edo State governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and his running mate, Dennis Idahosa, on Monday, March 18, in Abuja.
Addressing a gathering of party chieftains, led by the National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, at the State House, Tinubu pledged that the party would stand all the way with the candidates, adding: “We are going to work with you. We are going to stand with you like the wall of Gibraltar. That is all I can assure you. The party is supreme, but victory is superior and very important.”
The President commended APC leadership in Edo State for its efforts toward the success of the candidates and the party, particularly a former governor of the state, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, for his exemplary leadership.
He said: “Distinguished senator and our flag bearer, we are putting you forward in order to hold the party in trust for us and achieve victory for us.
“You and your running mate have been described as giant killers and you have worked tirelessly with the party leadership.”
Tinubu, while inviting the APC Edo State Woman Leader, Lady Betty Okoebor, to speak on the party’s readiness for the election, reiterated that with the strong support of women, victory was assured.
“If the women say we are going to win, then we are good to go, because they constitute the largest number of voters and the most dedicated,” he enthused.
In his remarks, Ganduje stressed the unity of purpose within the party toward achieving victory in the election, noting: “Our candidate is soft-spoken, focused and an achiever. He is a product that is highly marketable and I am confident that with him as our flag bearer, we will bring Edo back to our party.”
