Ekiti apc elders back Buhari for second term

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Elders’ Forum in Ekiti State has said President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo deserve re-election to consolidate on the task of rebuilding the country.

Rising from their monthly meeting held in Igbara Odo in Ekiti Southwest Local Government Area, the APC elders pledged their support for the Buhari/Osinbajo ticket in the February 16 presidential poll.

The Forum also commended Governor Kayode Fayemi and his deputy, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, for the way they have been piloting the affairs of the state since assumption of office.

In a communiqué issued at the end of the meeting signed by the Forum’s Chairman, Chief George Akosile and Secretary, Chief Abiodun Ajayi, the group appealed to the electorate in Ekiti to vote massively for Buhari and Osinbajo at the presidential election.

The party elders also advised voters to vote all APC candidates for the House of Assembly, House of Representatives and Senate seats in the general elections.

They said the APC administration has succeeded in steadying the ship of the nation politically, economically and socially noting that another four years would help deepen good governance being witnessed in the last three and half years.

The communiqué reads in part: “This forum is pledging its total support for President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in the 2019 general elections.

“The forum is using this medium to appeal to the good people of Ekiti State to come out en masse to vote for our high performing duo of the President and the Vice President in the 2019 general election for them to continue the good programmes they have started.

“These include the fight against insurgency in the Northeast, the fight against corrupt elements in the country, stabilising the Nigerian economy, provision of job opportunities for the unemployed youth like the N-Power programme and the School Feeding Programme about to start in Ekiti State soon.

“We note with happiness and appreciation the vigorous way the APC-led Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo are projecting the revolution for the regeneration of Nigeria.”