By Ademola Ade
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has stepped up its mobilisation for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, declaring its readiness to deliver two million votes for him in the January 16, 2027 presidential election.
The party demonstrated its mobilisation drive with a victory walk through major streets of Osogbo, the state capital, drawing party leaders, candidates and supporters who called on residents to support Tinubu and APC candidates in the forthcoming general elections.
The walk, which began at the popular Ayetoro Junction, moved through Igbonna, Olonkoro, Ola-garage, MDS, Olaiya and Fakunle before terminating at the party’s state secretariat in the Ogo-Oluwa area.
The carnival-like procession was led by the APC’s governorship candidate in the August 2026 Osun election, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, alongside the party’s Osun East senatorial candidate, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, and other political candidates and chieftains.
Addressing the supporters, Oyebamiji urged party members to become campaign ambassadors in their communities, mobilising voters to support Tinubu’s re-election.
He said the turnout demonstrated that the APC remained a formidable political force in the state, urging supporters to take the campaign message to their neighbours, friends and rural communities.
“As all of you can see that APC is still the party to beat in Osun State, we implore you all to take up the challenge of visiting your neighbours and friends across the State and encourage them to come out en masse to re-elect President Bola Tinubu again.
“If we all go round to speak to our friends and neighbours delivering 2million votes for the President will be done. Remember we have a coalition with Governor Ademola Adeleke and we are always ready to welcome them anytime to deliver the President inevitable victory next year,” he said.
Oyebamiji expressed confidence that the party could achieve its two-million-vote target if members intensified grassroots mobilisation and persuaded eligible voters to participate in the election.
Speaking with journalists, Fadahunsi called on Nigerians, particularly those in the South-West, to support Tinubu’s bid for another term, arguing that the President needed more time to consolidate his economic policies.
“Every southerner, irrespective of ethnic and party affiliation, should support another four years for Tinubu to complete his tenure, during which he will have built a solid economic foundation and ensure a prosperous country for all,” he said.
Also speaking, an APC chieftain in Osogbo, Dr Olalekan Badmus, expressed confidence that the party would deliver two million votes for Tinubu while securing victory for its National Assembly candidates.
Badmus said the party’s turnout at the walk showed that the target was achievable, adding that the President’s infrastructure projects in Osun and the student loan policy could serve as campaign messages in rural communities.
“This is to show you that achieving 2million votes for the President is not an impossible task for the APC in Osun State. The President infrastructure projects in the State and his policy on students loan are enough sentiment to carry to the rural areas to convince the electorates vote for the President again,” he said.
Earlier, the Osun APC Chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, described the turnout as evidence of unity within the party, urging members and supporters to take the re-election message to every part of the state.
He said the party was determined to mobilise voters across the state and secure victory for Tinubu and its candidates in the 2027 general elections.
