Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has disclosed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has mapped out mobilisation plans to secure at least 10 million votes for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from the South-west region alone.
Bamidele, who also serves as Chairman of the Ekiti APC 2026 Governorship Election Campaign, made the disclosure on Monday after the inauguration of the 57-man governorship election campaign council in Ado Ekiti.
He said the June 20 governorship election in Ekiti State would serve as a referendum on the leadership of Governor Biodun Oyebanji, expressing confidence that the ruling party would secure a decisive victory.
According to him, Oyebanji’s development initiatives and programmes since assuming office have been unprecedented in the history of the state.
Bamidele described the governor’s re-election as “a walkover for the All Progressives Congress.”
The inauguration ceremony was attended by several party leaders and government officials, including Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Chief Monisade Afuye; Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adeoye Aribasoye; APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru; Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Senator Dayo Adeyeye; and former Senator of Ekiti Central, Senator Bode Ola, among others.
Addressing party members after the inauguration, Bamidele urged APC leaders and supporters to intensify mobilisation efforts ahead of the upcoming elections.
He said beyond the Ekiti governorship election, the party’s broader objective is to strengthen its support base ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“As a party of conviction and vision, we have already set a target ahead of the 2027 elections. We have designed a mobilisation plan to deliver at least 10 million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the six states of the South-west alone,” he said.
Bamidele therefore called on party leaders to mobilise members and supporters to participate actively in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise.
According to him, Ekiti State currently has 987,647 registered voters out of a population of about 3.8 million, stressing that the party must work to significantly increase voter registration ahead of the elections.
“With the future elections drawing closer by the day, we need to mobilise our members, neighbours and relations not just to register as new voters, but also collect their permanent voter cards (PVCs),” he said.
He added that if the party intensifies mobilisation efforts, voter registration in the state could increase by 50 per cent before the CVR exercise is suspended in August 2026.
Bamidele urged party members to engage in grassroots mobilisation, encouraging them to reach out to residents in their communities to register and obtain their voter cards.
“As we approach the 2027 elections, we must go house-to-house, street-to-street and community-to-community to mobilise our brothers and sisters, our fathers and mothers, to enrol for the CVR,” he said.
He also pledged to lead the governorship campaign with dedication and deliver a 90 per cent landslide victory for the APC and its candidate in the June 20 election.
Responding, Governor Biodun Oyebanji thanked Bamidele for his support and reaffirmed his commitment to running an issue-based campaign.
Oyebanji said his re-election campaign would focus on policies, programmes and development plans rather than personal attacks.
He also urged candidates of other political parties to comply with the Electoral Act 2022 and the 1999 Constitution (as amended) to ensure a peaceful and credible election in Ekiti State.
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