Teslim Folarin, Akin-Alabi, Ola-Iya Storms APC Zonal Meeting in Ona-Ara LG

It was a total family affair yesterday at Elekuro Grammar School when the Ona-Ara LG zonal meeting for the All Progressives Congress (APC) was held at the school premises along Akanran road. It was a large turnout which was well attended by the party faithfuls, executives, leaders and all the election candidates in the local government and constituency, while embarking on a journey to attain successes in the 2019 election.

The candidate representing Ona-Ara LG at the State Assembly, Hon. Abidemi Sanusi Ola-Iya while speaking thanked the people of the local government and the party as a whole for their immense and invaluable support up till the last moments of the primary election. He solicited for their support and begged for a united party members. He told the people that the primary election times are over hence the need to see themselves as one party members. He eventually prostrated for all the aggrieved members particularly those he has offended in the process of contesting the election under the APC.

The candidate, representing Egbeda/Ona-Ara LG constituency in the Federal House of Representative, Hon. Akin Alabi was next to speak, after dancing to the many eulogies showered on him and when he eventually had the chance to speak, he observed due protocol and extended sincere congratulatory message to the whole party. He reminded everyone on the need to up their level of efforts at canvassing the grassroots and that the true work has only begun. He encourage every candidate to be at the edge of their seats and be available at every peck and call of the party responsibility. He then similarly beseeched on the aggrieved members to sheath their sword and make peace within the party while apprising them on the need to foster unity and achieve a common goal in the coming election.

Senator Teslim Folarin who is also the senatorial candidate of the ruling party APC while speaking appreciated the inestimable support of Gov. Abiola Ajimobi over the last primary election and encouraged everyone to forget the past and promote harmony within the party ranks. He scolded the attempts by other candidates to drag the reconciliation process to the public glare. He emphasised on the need to earn a better general election result unlike in the past where Ona-Ara LG has been known to be on the losing side, yet Gov. Ajimobi was benevolent enough to empowered the local government with top juicy offices like the Chief of Staff, S.A on Youths and Sports etc.

The highly eventful program came to a round off with the presentation of some new decampees into the APC fold from the Accord Party. The newly decampees are those under the guide of Comrade Oderinlo from Akinlapa even the Bale of Akinlapa in Ona-Ara LG was in attendance to make their allegiance to the All Progressives Congress. They believe in the ambition, goal and direction of the APC, while upholding their commitment towards a successful 2019 election.