Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, has called on the Yoruba Nation to rally behind President Bola Tinubu’s administration in its bid to implement key reforms aimed at revitalizing the country.
The Governor made this appeal on Saturday during the Southwest All Progressives Congress (APC) Assembly, held at Eko Hotel, Lagos where past and present officeholders and political leaders from the six states in the region gathered to chat the way forward for the party.
Governor Oyebanji emphasized that the Yoruba people must play a leading role in defending the transformative policies of the current administration, assuring that the present economic challenges would soon be overcome.
Stressing that the policies and programmes being introduced by the President are crucial to rescuing the nation from its current difficulties, Oyebanji urged the Yoruba race to seize the moment to demonstrate unity and showcase the region’s renowned human capital, rather than allowing negative narratives to prevail.
“I just want to plead with us, that we have a sacred duty to support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. History has put it on our shoulders now to stand by him. We don’t have a choice other than to give him our total support. We, from the south West don’t have a choice.
“It is not in our place to criticize this Government. We have access to the President through the Governors, through our party leaders. And if there are things we feel strongly about, we should put heads together and look for the right channel to pass it across to him. This is because we don’t know when we will have this kind of opportunity again.
“I also hope that one of the resolutions of this meeting will be to go back to our various states and replicate this kind of forum at every level.” Governor Oyebanji remarked
Other notable figures at the event included the Coordinator of the Southwest Political Caucus and Chairman, Southwest Governors’ Forum, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Ondo State Governor, Lucky Ayedatiwa; Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun; Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele; former Interim National Chairman of APC, Chief Bisi Akande; Chief of Staff to the President, Rt Hon Femi Gbajabiamila; and former Ogun State Governor, Chief Olusegun Osoba who charged the Yoruba people to be patient and to channel their grievances through their governors, assuring them that President Tinubu remains committed to addressing all concerns brought to his attention.
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