The factional Accord Party has withdrawn its support for Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke and declared its backing for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of Saturday’s election
The announcement was made on Thursday by the party’s National Chairman and presidential candidate, Prof. Christopher Imumolen, during the APC mega rally in Osun State.
Imumolen, who was at the rally, publicly endorsed Oyebamiji and directed Accord supporters across the state to vote for the APC candidate on August 15.
He said:
“As the national chairman of Accord Party, we have taken down our support for Ademola Adeleke and today, we declare our support for Ambo (Oyebamiji). Come on Saturday, all Accord members in Osun State should go to the polling units and vote for Ambo. By the 15th of August, Ambo will be sworn in as the governor of Osun State.”
During the event, Imumolen also removed the yellow cap associated with the Accord Party in Osun and replaced it with an APC cap, signalling his support for Oyebamiji. The yellow cap was later thrown into the air by an unidentified person at the rally.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who represented President Bola Tinubu at the event, said information available to him indicated that Accord had abandoned its previous position and moved behind the APC candidate.
Akpabio said:
“Feel free to go out and vote the candidate of your choice,”
He also urged voters to “link the state with the government at the centre.”
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