The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has declared its readiness to collaborate with the ruling Accord Party and other political groups to secure President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027, setting a target of two million votes for the president.
The party made the declaration on Saturday during a campaign-style victory walk in Osogbo, where its leaders, candidates and supporters rallied behind Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The march, which attracted what party officials described as more than 50,000 residents, was led by the APC governorship candidate in the August 15, 2026 election, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, his running mate, Benjamin Kayode Adereti, and the party’s state chairman, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal.
Speaking during the exercise, Oyebamiji said the party was prepared to work with political groups willing to support Tinubu’s second-term ambition, stressing that the APC remained open to partnerships beyond its membership.
“As you all know, we are open as a party to Accord and every other party ready to complement our efforts to ensure victory for our president,” he said.
Oyebamiji described the turnout for the walk as evidence of the APC’s growing grassroots support in Osun, insisting that the participants were genuine supporters rather than a rented crowd.
He said the mobilisation was designed to sensitise residents to the need to participate actively in the forthcoming elections and support Tinubu and other APC candidates.
“This is fantastic and massive today, and it is to tell the whole world that re-electing our president is non-negotiable.
“We are targeting two million votes, and you can see for yourself that it is achievable. This is an organic crowd, not an imported crowd,” Oyebamiji said.
The former governorship candidate also maintained that the party remained united and determined to secure victories in the presidential, senatorial, House of Representatives and state House of Assembly elections.
The APC state chairman, Lawal, said the party’s structures and organs were prepared to mobilise voters across the state, dismissing suggestions of internal divisions within its ranks.
He expressed confidence that the party would win the forthcoming elections, describing the large turnout as an indication of its readiness for the electoral contest.
“We are resolute to win the January 16, 2027 presidential election and other elections into the Senate, House of Representatives and House of Assembly. There is no crack in our party. The APC is one united family, and we are ready to win the forthcoming general elections,” he said.
Similarly, the APC candidate for Osun East Senatorial District, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, urged residents to translate their support for Tinubu into votes, expressing confidence that the turnout at the rally would reflect in the party’s electoral performance.
Fadahunsi argued that the party’s mobilisation efforts would help deliver the two-million-vote target, urging voters, particularly those in Yoruba-speaking communities, to support the president’s re-election.
The APC candidate for Osun West Senatorial District, Dr Akin Ogunbiyi, also linked the turnout to the party’s electoral prospects, claiming that the crowd reflected the support base responsible for the 444,000 votes he said the APC secured in the last Osun governorship election.
He expressed confidence that the party would consolidate its support ahead of 2027 and deliver the state for Tinubu.
In her remarks, the APC House of Representatives candidate for Irewole Federal Constituency, Hon. Taiwo Oluga, called for stronger mobilisation among women, particularly in Northern Nigeria, to support Tinubu’s re-election.
Oluga urged women in the North to reciprocate the support she said Yoruba voters gave former President Muhammadu Buhari during his re-election campaigns.
Also speaking, the Executive Director, Marine and Operations of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Engr. Olalekan Badmus, described the victory walk as a demonstration of the APC’s political strength in the state.
He also commended ongoing infrastructure projects in Osun, particularly road construction, as part of the reasons residents should support the president and the party.
The march began at Ayetoro Junction and passed through Igbonna, Olonkoro, Ajegunle, Old Garage, Olaiya and Ogo-Oluwa before ending at the APC state secretariat in Osogbo.
Several party leaders, former lawmakers and candidates for the National Assembly and Osun State House of Assembly elections participated in the exercise.
Among those present were Senator Mudashir Hussein, Senator Babajide Omoworare, former deputy governorship candidate Adereti, and other party chieftains.
