President Bola Tinubu has met with All Progressives Congress leaders and governorship aspirants in Osun State and appealed for unity and consensus-building ahead of the party's primary on December 13th.
A statement from the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, says the President met with the aspirants at the State House, Abuja, on Monday night.
The Osun State governorship aspirants who attended the meeting with the President include former deputy governor Benedict Olugboyega Alabi, Dotun Babayemi, Akin Ogunbiyi, Senator Babajide Omoworare, Kunle Adegoke (SAN), Babatunde Hareter Oralusi, Mulikat Abiola Jimoh and Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji.
Also in attendance at the meeting were the National Chairman of the APC, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, Hope Uzodimma, and the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola.
President Tinubu, who praised all the aspirants for their contributions to the APC in Osun State, urged them to close ranks and support the consensus candidate the party will present for the governorship election in the state.
He also advised them to avoid the internal bickering and disunity that caused the party to lose the last election in the state to the People’s Democratic Party.
At the end of the meeting, a joint statement was issued in which the aspirants and the leaders committed to supporting the candidate who emerges at the primary.