The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Babatunde Kolawole, has dismissed reports of a leadership crisis within the party, insisting that the state chapter remains united ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Kolawole said party members across the state were working together to secure victories for APC candidates in the presidential, National Assembly and state assembly elections. Speaking with journalists in Akure on Friday, he explained that ongoing reconciliation efforts were producing positive results, adding that no member had been excluded from efforts to strengthen the party’s structure.
He maintained that members belonged to the same political family and should not see one another as rivals, particularly as Ondo State would not hold a governorship election in 2027. He assured residents that there was no division within the party and that its leadership was addressing any differences among members.
The Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign in Ondo State, Victor Olabimtan, also affirmed the party’s unity, revealing that a reconciliation committee established after the party congresses had reached out to different party organs, interest groups and individuals.
According to him, the committee had visited Abuja to meet some party leaders and contacted others in Lagos and different parts of the country. He added that he had personally reached out to some members, while Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa had made party reconciliation a major priority. Olabimtan stressed that no member had been left out of the process, adding that the party was focused on strengthening its existing unity and bringing all groups together.
He also said President Bola Tinubu’s emergence had created an opportunity for party members to set aside their differences and consolidate their support. Similarly, the Ondo State Commissioner for Women Affairs, Dr Seun Osamaye, pledged the support of women across the state for Tinubu’s re-election. She said unity and collective mobilisation would be important in achieving the party’s target of securing one million votes for the President, adding that women in the state were prepared to work towards that goal.
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