The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, has expressed confidence that winning against incumbent governor Adeleke will be ‘easy like scoring a penalty without a goalkeeper’.
Oyebamiji made the remarks at the state party’s secretariat, Osogbo while addressing the youths of the party across 30 local government areas of the state.
According to the organisers, the meeting was convened to harmonise interests within the youth structure of the party, following the conduct of the party’s governorship primary election.
Oyebamiji, alongside other party stakeholders, was on ground to listen to the concerns, yearnings and aspirations of the youths.
After deliberations, Oyebamiji assured the youth leaders of inclusive governance and favourable consideration when the party returns to power in the state.
He also charged them to intensify mobilisation efforts, promote the party across their respective areas, and ensure they obtain their Permanent Voter Cards ahead of the election.
Oyebamiji noted that the party is well positioned to defeat the incumbent governor in a landslide victory during the August 8th governorship elections.
In their responses, the youth leaders expressed satisfaction with the engagement and assurances given by the party leadership, describing the meeting as timely and reassuring.
They assured the party leadership of their unwavering commitment to work for the party’s victory.
They noted that the reconciliation meeting forms part of a broader strategy to strengthen unity within the party ahead of the August 8 governorship election in Osun State.
Reacting to the statement, Spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Olawale Rasheed said the youths in the state will not be deceived by promisory note of inclusion.
Rasheed said, “The gallery of history has shown that Osun youths do not vote based on slogans or manipulative statements. They vote from lived experience. They remember the era when payment of salaries were neglected, when pensioners were abandoned, and when parents could not plan their lives. They remember the anxiety in their homes when school fees became a burden and survival became a daily struggle.
“That period did lasting damage. When parents were unpaid or underpaid, the burden shifted to young people. When pensioners were ignored, they became unintended liabilities on their children. Many youths were pushed into frustration, despair, and uncertainty. This is the reality the APC now wants Osun people to forget.”
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