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All members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State have been charged by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu to be more united ahead of the 2019 general election.
He made the call at the welcome ceremony organised for the newly inaugurated Ade Adetimehin, as the state chairman of APC in Ondo State, at the party Secretariat in Akure.
Akeredolu, who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Ifedayo Abegunde, assured the new party chairman of his support for his success in office, calling for deeper unity among party members.
“As a united family, we are fortunate to have a chairman who is a team player but I will like to call for deeper unity among all our party members in the state to form a stronger front ahead of 2019 general election,” Akeredolu said.
Newly elected and inaugurated state Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Ondo State chapter, Ade Adetimehin has promised that the party would be more united under his leadership through collective leadership.
He stated this during a welcome ceremony organised by the party to usher him in as the substantive chairman of the party in the state.
Adetimehin, who was welcomed at Akure Airport by a retinue of party members led by the State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, noted that through collective leadership right from ward level to state, members of the party would have a sense of belonging as they would be carried along in all the party’s activities.
Promising to be servant to all members, Adetimehin appealed to them to support the administration of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for successful implementation of all his people-oriented programmes.
“I want to assure you that we shall all pilot the affairs of our party together. I am going to be your servant. Collective leadership from unit to ward and to state level with this we shall make our party stronger.
“I want to declare here before you that this party will be more united under my leadership,” Adetimehin said.
Soliciting for further cooperation with the Arakurin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu-led administration, Adetimehin said: “I am equally calling upon you to give more support and cooperation for our governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in actualising his visions for our state through his various laudable projects across the state.
Earlier, speaker of the state of House of Assembly, Bamidele Oleyelogun charged the newly inaugurated chairman to leverage on the existing peace and unity among members of the party and chart a new way towards winning all the elective positions in the 2019 general election, including returning President Muhammadu Buhari to office.
State Commissioner for Agriculture, Otunba Gboyega Adefarati who was among commissioners that accompanied the chairman to the party Secretariat at 17, Oyemekun Road, Akure described Adetimehin as a loyal and consistent progressive.
He charged party members to work with him, Adetimehin, to see the party triumph in 2019 general election.
Among other commissioners present at the event are Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Otunba Timehin Adelegbe, Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Lola Fagbemi; Commissioner for Natural Resources, Rasheed Badmus; Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Yemi Olowolabi; among others.
Other government functionaries present included Chairman, Local Government Service Commission, Femi Idris; Special Adviser to the governor on Community Development and all local government caretaker chairmen.
YOMI AYELESO, Akure
