The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared its intention to mobilise two million votes for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima in the 2027 general election.
The party made the declaration on Saturday during a walk-to-victory rally organised by its members and supporters in Osogbo, the state capital.
The procession, which commenced at the popular Ayetoro Junction, ended at the APC state secretariat in Ogo-Oluwa, Osogbo, with party leaders and supporters using the exercise to demonstrate their readiness for the forthcoming elections.
Speaking with journalists after the event, the APC governorship candidate in the August 16, 2026 election in Osun State, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, said the rally was designed to sensitise residents and mobilise support for Tinubu and all candidates of the party.
Oyebamiji said the party was confident of securing two million votes for the President, describing the target as achievable.
"We are actually targeting two million votes, and I can tell you that it is achievable. Can't you see the crowd? This is organic. This is not an imported crowd," he said.
He described the turnout as a demonstration of the party's strength, insisting that Osun was prepared to support Tinubu's second-term ambition.
"This is a show of strength. It is fantastic and massive. This is to tell the whole of Nigeria that Osun is ready, and re-electing our President is non-negotiable," he added.
The former governorship candidate also expressed the party's readiness to work with members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Accord Party to actualise Tinubu's re-election bid.
Similarly, the senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Adelugba Fadahunsi, said the state was determined to deliver more than two million votes for the President.
Fadahunsi urged the people of the South-West to support Tinubu, describing him as a son of the Yoruba people and arguing that his presidency presented an opportunity the region should not take for granted.
"Everybody will vote for our own Tinubu. I have never seen a Yoruba man or woman who would not vote for their own. This is our opportunity, and we must grab it. We must seize it and make use of it," he said.
He further argued that the South-West might have to wait another 10 to 15 years before producing another President, urging residents to support Tinubu's second-term ambition.
"If you do not blow your trumpet, nobody will blow it for you. We do not even need to canvass votes here. Any party that wants to enjoy good luck and attract support in this region must vote for Tinubu and all APC candidates," the senator stated.
The Osun APC chairman, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, said the party remained united and committed to winning the forthcoming governorship election scheduled for January 16, 2027, as well as securing victory for Tinubu and other APC candidates in the general elections.
Also speaking, the Executive Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Olalekan Badmus, said the rally was organised to demonstrate the APC's political strength and readiness to deliver massive support for the President.
According to him, the presence of party leaders, aspirants, local government chairmen and ward chairmen at the event underscored the party's organisational capacity in the state.
"The party has also demonstrated its strength and shown that we are fully on the ground. You can see the calibre of people here today. We have all the APC aspirants, party chairmen and ward chairmen on ground to demonstrate the strength of the APC in Osogbo, with the aim of delivering victory for our leader, our mentor and the President of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu," he said.
Badmus urged party members and supporters to take the mobilisation campaign to their respective communities, encouraging residents to vote for Tinubu and all APC candidates in the forthcoming elections.
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