Former governor of Edo state, Adams Oshiomhole , Governor Godwin Obaseki on the APC Campaign bus with party supporters. Twitter
Bigwigs of the ruling All Progressives Congress Bola Tinubu and Bisi Akande have endorsed Comrade Adams Oshiomhole for the nationwide chairmanship place of the party.
Tinubu and Akande, who're former governors of Lagos and Osun states, in addition to governors elected on the platform of the party visited Oshiomhole at his marketing campaign workplace on Tuesday.
Among governors who visited Oshiomhole have been Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi); Yahaya Bello (Kogi); Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun) Abdullahi Ganduje (Kano); Umar Tanko al-Makura (Nasarawa); Rotimi Akeredolu (Ondo); and Simon Lalong (Plateau).
“My presence here symbolises solidarity and unity of purpose to continue to build a progressive party that will carry Nigeria in a progressive manner; good governance, with courage and commitment,” Tinubu stated.
On his half, Governor of Kebbi state, Atiku Bagudu, additionally stated Oshiomhole, former governor of Edo, was the proper man for the job.
“I believe all of us are in support of Oshiomhole. All of us. All our colleagues are happy with this development. Our party is looking forward to the chairmanship of Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole. He has had experiences in various aspects of national life and we are all confident that the party is a structure that is necessary for the continuous evolution and maintece of democracy and his collective experiences in the recent past as the Governor of Edo state, one of the most successful leaders of trade union movement and a democratic activist all his life; these qualities would be brought to bear in achieving the ideals of the APC. So, we believe he will be a leader who will be the embodiment of the spirit of the party and the experiences will help him make the party central to governance.”