Embattled Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has predicted that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general elections, Bola Tinubu, will get over 1 million votes from the State.
Oyetola made the promise in his campaign office in Osogbo where he received APC youths who participated in a march tagged ‘Osun Youth March for Tinubu/Shettima 2023’ on Thursday.
The youths staged a walk across major streets in Osogbo, while asking the electorate to support Tinubu’s bid to become president in the next general elections.
The Osun governor, who expressed surprise at the large turnout of youths, assured that the APC candidate will run a youth-friendly administration if elected.
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“I want to commend the leadership of the supporters of Tinubu. Your demonstration today has given me assurance that Osun is for APC in 2023. There is no shaking for us at all.
“The government of Asiwaju (Tinubu) is the government of the youth. He is here to serve Nigerians. He has plans for education, agriculture, infrastructure, social development and many more. You will be surprised by the way he will tackle insecurity.
“I am certain that over one million votes are assured for Tinubu in Osun. Our campaigns will be youth-oriented,” he said.
Governor Oyetola lost his re-election bid to his closest rival, Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in July.
Surprisingly, the latter also won the polling unit inside the governor’s “backyard” (Government House).
While Adeleke polled 117 votes at Agowande/Osogbo GRA/Governor’s office polling unit, Oyetola, (who ran on the platform of the APC) trailed with 106 votes.