The Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed confidence that the people of the state will come out en-mass to cast their votes for the candidates of the party in the local government elections on Saturday.
Thirteen political parties are participating in the council election according to the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC).
The state Publicity Secretary of the party, Alex Kalejaye, while addressing journalists in Akure, the state capital, on Monday, said the level of performance of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa-led administration would ensure victory for the party in all the 18 local government areas of the state.
Kalejaye said a 5-man committee led by the state Organizing Secretary, Charles Fagbohunka, has been constituted to coordinate the campaigns of the party ahead of the polls.
“Likewise, the party has constituted a Reconciliation Committee led by state Vice Chairman of the party, Atili Agabra, to look into settling all misunderstanding and disagreement among party members ahead of the Saturday poll,” he said.
Kalejaye stated that the party has met all the conditions reeled out by the state electoral body, boasting that all the APC candidates across the 18 local government areas are sellable.
He said: “You are all aware that it’s no longer fashionable to appoint a caretaker committee for local government. That’s why it is imperative for the state electoral commission to conduct the local government election in all the 18 local government areas of the state.
“We are fully prepared. We have started the campaign by meeting with all stakeholders across all the 18 local government areas of the state. We have constituted campaign committees at local government, Ward and unit levels to begin to sensitise and mobilise the people ahead of the Saturday poll.
“We have also constituted another committee led by the state Organizing Secretary of our party, Hon. Charles Fagbohunka to coordinate all the campaign committees across the 18 local government areas.
“The state Vice Chairman of our party, Hon. Atili Agabra is heading a Reconciliation Committee constituted to reconcile all members of our party who have one disagreement or another to settle.
“The committee is expected to reconcile all members ahead of the Saturday election for us to have a landslide victory. We are sure that we are going to repeat the massive victory we recorded during the last governorship election in which we won in all the 18 local government areas.
“So, we are going to win the local council poll in all the 18 local government areas of the state come Saturday.”
