APC Mobilises for LG Polls, Begins Preparations for Party Congresses in Ekiti.

APC Mobilises for LG Polls, Begins Preparations for Party Congresses in Ekiti.

...Leadership Meets LG, LCDA Candidates, Charges Grassroots Leaders on Loyalty, Discipline and Zoning.

Political activities are gathering momentum in Ekiti State as the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) intensifies preparations for the forthcoming party congresses and mobilises its structures ahead of the December local government elections.

The APC leadership met with the party’s chairmanship and councillorship candidates across the state at the Osuntokun Government House Pavilion. The meeting brought together APC chairmanship candidates for the local governments and LCDAs, councillorship candidates, party chairmen across the local governments and LCDAs, as well as the 177 ward chairmen in the state.

The meeting was chaired by the APC State Chairman, Barrister Shola Eleshin, alongside other leaders of the party and members of the State Congress Committee.

Addressing the gathering, the party leadership charged the candidates and grassroots structures to immediately commence mobilisation and preparations for the forthcoming local government elections.

The Secretary of the State Congress Committee, Rt. Hon. Karounwi Oladapo, urged the candidates to work hard to consolidate the gains recorded by the party in the recent governorship election.

“We should work and justify the votes we had during the governorship election and even surpass the previous results,” he said.

Also speaking, former APC State Chairman, Chief Jide Awe, described the local government election as a serious political contest, expressing confidence in the party’s grassroots structure to secure victory.

“Grassroots election is a very serious election. We have a better structure to defeat the opposition in Ekiti,” Awe said.

Speaking on the forthcoming party congresses, the APC State Chairman, Barrister Shola Eleshin, stressed the importance of getting the zoning arrangements right at the grassroots to prevent avoidable disputes and ensure a smooth process.

“We should perfect zoning at the grassroots in order to avoid problems at the grassroots,” he said.

The party leadership also reminded members that loyalty and discipline would be important considerations in the selection of individuals for various party positions during the congresses.

They emphasised that those entrusted with party positions must be committed to the ideals of the APC and demonstrate the loyalty and discipline required to strengthen the party’s structures at the grassroots.

On internal grievances, Rt. Hon. Taiwo Olatunbosun assured party members that the APC had established internal mechanisms to address complaints and disagreements that might arise during the congresses and other party activities.

“The party has structured its internal mechanism to address grievances,” he said.

The meeting marked another step in the APC’s preparations for both the forthcoming party congresses and the December local government elections, with party leaders urging candidates and ward structures to return to their respective areas, strengthen internal coordination and commence immediate engagement with the electorate.

The party leadership also emphasised the need for unity, loyalty, discipline and effective grassroots mobilisation as the APC moves to consolidate its structures and retain its dominance across the local governments and LCDAs in Ekiti State.