Minister urges Ondo APC members to unite for Tinubu's re-election

The Minister of Youth Affairs, Mr Ayo Olawande, has called on members of the All Progressives Congress across Ondo State to unite and ensure that President Bola Tinubu win the presidential election in 2027. Olawande urged the youths in the state to mobilise and participate actively in the forthcoming presidential direct primary election, coming up on Monday, across the country. Speaking in a chat with journalists, in Akure, on Friday, Olawande said he was committed to working with other party leaders and stakeholders in the state to ensure the re-election of President Tinubu in the Sunshine State. According to him, Tinubu deserved second term in office following what he described as “visible developmental strides” and increased federal presence in Ondo State. “The achievements of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu speak for themselves, and Ondo State has been a direct beneficiary of his commitment to national development,” Olawande said. He highlighted several ongoing federal interventions and infrastructure projects in the state, including the dualisation of the Akure–Ore Road, the Akure–Ado Road project, the establishment of a teaching hospital institution in Akure, and support for the Federal University of Technology Akure Teaching Hospital, among other federal initiatives. “These projects reflect the administration’s commitment to improving infrastructure and healthcare delivery in the state,” he stated Olawande said the level of federal representation for Ondo State was unprecedented as the state currently has three serving ministers in the Federal Executive Council, alongside additional appointments of indigenes into ambassadorial positions. “For the first time in our history, Ondo State has three members in the Federal Executive Council. This is unprecedented. It shows the President’s belief in our capacity and our role in building the Nigeria of our dreams,” he said. The minister maintained that the development underscores the confidence of the Tinubu administration in the state’s political leadership and contributions to national governance, urging party members to turn out in large numbers for the forthcoming direct primary election, describing it as critical to consolidating what he termed the gains of the current administration. “We are ready. Ondo State is ready. We will stand united to ensure that the President returns to office to continue the good work he has started,” Olawande declared. Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the APC has intensified consultations and mobilisation efforts across states as the party prepares for its presidential primary and other internal electoral processes. Ondo state remains one of the strategic South-West states expected to play a key role in the party’s re-election campaign for Tinubu.