The All Progressives Congress (APC) has introduced plans to strengthen its presence in Nigeria’s Southwest area after successful the Ondo State governorship election.
The celebration’s nationwide chairman, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, said that the APC goals to broaden its affect within the area.
“Our subsequent goal now’s this geo-political zone, the Southwest geopolitical zone,” Ganduje stated, emphasizing the celebration’s give attention to reaching political management within the area.
APC’s Fortunate Aiyedatiwa gained the Ondo election with 366,781 votes, defeating the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Agboola Ajayi, who acquired 117,845 votes.
Aiyedatiwa, the incumbent governor, beforehand served as deputy to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, who died in December 2023.
With this victory, APC governs 4 of the six Southwestern states, together with Lagos, Ogun, Ekiti, and Ondo. The PDP presently holds Osun and Oyo states. Ganduje expressed the celebration’s intention to win these states.
“You understand we’re good at hitting the goal, that’s Osun State and Oyo State. We guarantee you, we’ll do what is feasible to convey them into the fold,” he stated.