Akpabio, Uzodimma arrive as APC holds Osun mega rally

‎The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; Chairman of the Progressive Governors’ Forum, Hope Uzodimma; Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo; and Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, on Wednesday, arrived in Osogbo, Osun State, for the All Progressives Congress mega rally.

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‎Also, the Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and a member of the House of Representatives representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, James Faleke, arrived for the mega rally scheduled for today.

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‎The high-profile political gathering, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, is part of the APC’s final mobilisation efforts for its governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election.

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‎The arrival of the party’s senior leaders and governors is expected to further energise the APC campaign as the party intensifies its grassroots mobilisation across the state.

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‎The mega rally, coming on the final day of the official campaign period, is expected to attract APC leaders, supporters, campaign coordinators and members from across the 30 local government areas of Osun.

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‎The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed August 13 as the deadline for campaigns ahead of the election, following the adjustment of the poll date from August 8 to August 15.

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‎The APC leadership is using the final stretch of the campaign to consolidate support for Oyebamiji, who emerged as the party’s candidate after its governorship primary held in Osogbo.

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‎It was gathered that the visiting governors and other APC leaders had also commenced engagements with party members and supporters, including indigenes of their respective states resident in Osun, as part of efforts to mobilise additional support for the party’s candidate.

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‎The mobilisation is expected to complement the APC’s existing grassroots structures across the state as the party seeks to translate its campaign activities into votes for Oyebamiji on Saturday.

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‎Oyebamiji, a former Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority, has been campaigning on the platform of the APC and repeatedly called on voters to support his bid to return the state to development.

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‎The mega rally is expected to serve as the APC’s major show of strength before the campaign window closes at midnight on Thursday.

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