From Francis Adekunle, Ado-Ekiti
The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has inaugurated campaign coordinators executives in the state and local governments for the candidate of the party, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, for the June 18, Governorship election.
The party also inauguration an office named “BAO Family Network Office” located at the Ijigbo roundabout, in Ado-Ekiti.
Speaking at the occasion, the co-ordinator of the campaign team, Mrs Toyin Agbaje, said the initiative is part of their strategy towards ensuring the success of the APC candidate during the governorship election in the state.
Agbaje, said the activities of the group is to envangelise the need for continuity of the APC-led administration in Ekiti State and to interact with people from one community to the other within the state.
“We discovered that many people were yet to register for their voter’s card despite their love for the APC flagbearer, we have commenced a strategy to help eligible voters to register for their voter’s card by moving from one rural area to another, helping them to register on our android applications and later convey them to the Independent National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) office for physical capturing.
“Similarly, we have printed several copies of handbills to inform members of the public on how go about with their voters card registration. However within the last couples of weeks, we have turned this office to a registration center. Over five personnel have been employed to help in registration of voters”
She reiterated the readiness of the group to embark on what she called aggressive sensitisation and campaign across all the sixteen local governments and 177 wards across the state on the need to support the APC candidate during the election.
Agbaje disclosed that as part of the activities of the group, it has also mapped out various market days in some major towns and villages on the need for the people of the state to have PVC and vote for the candidate of the party during the conduct of the election.
She said as part of the activities of her group, it has concluded plans and terget about 16,000 voters to be delivered for the candidate of the APC during the election.
Speaking earlier, the candidate of the APC, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, commended members of the campaign team and tasked them to work towards the success of the party in the state.
Oyebanji, assured them of his support which would enable them to perform better and ensure the success of the APC during the conduct of the election.
