- mobilise heavily for APC membership registration
The All Progressives Congress members in Alimosho has stated their resolve to give massive support for the party’s national leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed, if he heed their call to vie for the presidential seat come 2023.
Political stakeholders drawn from the six councils in the Alimosho area; namely Agbado Oke Odo LCDA, Mosan Okunola LCDA, Egbe Idimu LCDA, Ikotun Igando LCDA, Ayobo Ipaja LCDA and Alimosho Local Government Area all spoke in unison ahead of the party’s membership revalidation exercise slated to commence by 9th of February.
The call is coming ahead of Tinubu’s awaited official declaration to vie for the presidential seat of Nigeria.
Hundreds of active party members in Alimosho from the six localities were on ground at the New Era arena, venue of the Alimosho BAT 2023 stakeholders meeting on Sunday to sign up for the party’s national leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Speaking at the gathering, the Leader of Alimosho BAT 2023,
Alhaji Abiodun Ejigbadero, harps on the need for people to convince Asiwaju of their readiness to give unalloyed support when he eventually indicates interest to jostle for the number one political seat in the country, via their massive registration for the party.
Ejigbadero stressed the importance of Alimosho as Tinubu’s country and how cardinal this is to him.
In his words: “This programme is all about supporting Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, prodding him to contest the presidential seat come 2023.
“The turn out today within a short time notice, tells you how people love Asiwaju, Alimosho is known as Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s country and we’ve been supporting him from time past.
“He has been our leader, father and been supportive to Alimosho people. That is why we are all ready to support his ambition as the next President of Nigeria in 2023.
“In Alimosho we are ready and my advice for everyone is to go out there with your families, friends and relatives in Alimosho to register as APC member in order for us to win the election convincingly when the time comes. By 9th of February everybody should go out there and register massively under the APC platform.
Mr. Akinyemi Ajigbotafe the Convener Alimosho BAT 2023, in his own chat with newsmen re-echoed the intent of the gathering and the essence of starting early to give people a clear political direction come 2023.
“Basically we came out to let people know about the Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s aspiration come 2023 and to give him all we have, by talking to people and let them come out enmasse to give him the needed support.
“We have to start early, we don’t have to wait till 2022 or 2023. Here we let people know the good works of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, what he had done in the past, what he is doing and what he is going to do in the future.
“To try and reform this Nigeria into a better nation. So that Nigeria will have a good name in Africa and in the world. We all believe that the only person that can do it based on his antecedents is Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Ajigbotafe asserts that Alimosho is going to mobilize as many as possible given its status.
“The population of Alimosho is more than two million and people here love Bola Ahmed Tinubu, you can see everywhere, we weren’t expecting this crowd, we just called on few people and you can see the turn out.
“That is to show despite the restriction to try to stop people and reduce the numbers, you can see the love the people of Alimosho have shown to Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
“His name is one to reckon with, a name everybody wants to work with and he has special love for Alimosho and being the biggest local government in Nigeria and Africa we are behind him in the coming election in 2023 and by God’s grace he is going to be the President of Nigeria.
Hon.(Mrs.) Opeyemi Akindele a former two term vice Chairman Mosan Okunola LCDA, now the Senior Special Assistant to the Speaker Lagos State House of Assembly on Political Affairs, in her own remark hinted that the gathering aside sensitizing people for party registration process, is also purposely to endorse Asiwaju’s candidature ahead of 2023.
Akindele in alignment with other stakeholders present, affirmed that given the unmatched political clout of Tinubu, he remains the best man for the task of rejigging Nigeria for greater heights.
“The gathering was called in honour of our father Jagaban himself, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Alimosho is known as Tinubu’s country so there is no other local government that can champion the course like Alimosho, because this is where we vote massively, when Alimosho votes come in, that is when you know yes people have voted.
“So in honour of our father Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu because of his aspiration, no other person that we can follow than that man.
“That is why we chose to come together and say let us endorse this man first because this is his country and charity they say begins from home.
So that is why we are here and you can see within two days of notice imagine the crowd.
“He is known already to the people and he has what it takes to be the President, he is a fighter, Bola Ahmed Tinubu knows what to do to make this Nigeria become a great country and Nigeria is going to be greater very soon by the grace of God, come 2023 Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be in that Aso Rock by his grace.
“The thrust of our speech to our people over there is to go out and mobilize for registration, APC is a party to follow so that Nigeria will continue to be the best, whenever we are starting the registration Alimosho is ready. ” Said Akindele.
Other stakeholders also present at the epoch making event are; Prince Idris Balogun of Isheri Olofin royal stool, Alhaji Fatai Shodimu, Hon. Seyi Bamigbade, Alli Balogun, Olalekan Shittu, Hon. Salau, Akeem Balogun, and Hon. Falope amongst others.