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Osun APC joins forces with Adeleke to re-elect Tinubu

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The All Progressives Congress branch in Osun State wants to work with Governor Ademola Adeleke to secure President Bola Tinubu’s re-election on 16 January 2027. Its chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, nevertheless called for the effective involvement of party officials and supporters, according to the Daily Post Nigeria.

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) announced on Friday 30 October that it was ready to work with Governor Ademola Adeleke to secure the re-election of Nigerian President Bola Tinubu in the 16 January 2027 poll. The party’s state chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, said this after an APC executive committee meeting in Osun, the Daily Post reports.

Lawal said the party was preparing mobilisation activities and that its members and officials would be given specific assignments. The APC nevertheless asked Adeleke to involve enough of its leaders and supporters in the cooperation. The governor had expressed support for Tinubu’s re-election.

The Osun chapter also plans to set up a campaign council to coordinate support for its candidates in elections to the National Assembly and the State Assembly. It intends to mobilise party structures at every level for these polls.

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