Don’t impose candidate for Ekiti gov’ship poll, APC aspirant urges NWC
One of the aspirants for the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Ekiti State governorship election, Abimbola Olajumoke Olawunmi, has asked the National Working Committee (NWC) not to impose any candidate but to provide a level-playing field for all aspirants in the interest of the party. She also asked the NWC to […]
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One of the aspirants for the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Ekiti State governorship election, Abimbola Olajumoke Olawunmi, has asked the National Working Committee (NWC) not to impose any candidate but to provide a level-playing field for all aspirants in the interest of the party.
She also asked the NWC to ensure that only real delegates of the party are allowed to participate in the party’s forthcoming primaries, claiming that some politicians were plotting to manipulate the exercise using some delegates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Recall that the APC has fixed October 27 for its primary poll ahead of the 2026 governorship election in Ekiti State.
Addressing newsmen in Abuja, Olawunmi said the incumbent governor, Biodun Oyebanji, who is also in the race, is not a threat to her chances, stressing that she is with the people and would win the election and block leakages to ensure that dividends of democracy trickle down to the grassroots.
“It will be a form of wisdom for the party to listen to the people and not impose what they don’t want on them,” she said, adding that she is on a mission to rescue, rebuild and restore the state’s “lost glory” through a 7-point agenda.
“We should make sure that the best candidate that would win the election emerges. I don’t want to believe that we should continue to monetise our elections. I’m very ready for the battle. We have been criticising them, but they don’t listen. And I said, ‘Why not go into the system and make a difference?’” she added.