Ekiti 2018: 14 Governors, 63 Others Lead Fayemi’s Campaign

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has inaugurated a 77-member National Campaign Council to ensure victory for the party’s governorship candidate, Kayode Fayemi, at the July 14 Ekiti Governorship Election.

The committee inaugurated by the APC deputy national chairman (North), Lawali Shuaibu, on behalf of the national chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, is headed by the governor of Kebbi State, Abubakar Bagudu.

The campaign council consists of fourteen serving governors, ministers, some members of the Party’s National Working Committee (NWC), national assembly members and senior party leaders.

Speaking during the inauguration, Mr Shuaibu, while stressing the importance of the Ekiti governorship election to the party, urged the campaign council to shun hate speech in its campaign message to the people of Ekiti.

“Please avoid hate speech. Let us ensure that we don’t use hate speech during our campaigns. If other parties do that, our concern should be to capture the hearts of the Ekiti people in going out to bring to an end the four-year comedy that has been going on there.

“The election in Ekiti is very important for the APC. In fact, we feel the level of importance of the election is slightly below the importance of the presidential election to us. We are not going to relent in our effort to win Ekiti State. The responsibility now rests on your shoulders.”

The national organising secretary, Osita Izunaso, who was also present at the inauguration, expressed the party’s resolve to win the Ekiti governorship election.

“The election should be a must win for our party. We won that election before, it was taken away fraudulently. This time around, we want to win it again and retain it.”

The chairman of the party’s national campaign council, Abubakar Bagudu, represented by the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, at the inauguration, called for unity among the campaign council and all stakeholders to ensure victory, come July.

“We take this task as very important. Just as we all have stressed it. This will not be the first time the party is expressing and underscoring the importance of this election. When South-West Party leaders met with the president recently, he underscored the importance of this election.

“We have faced enough of affront as a party. Challenge has been thrown to us not only by the PDP, but by Governor Fayose. So we must be united to confront that challenge. We will give our all to ensure that we win Ekiti State for the APC.

“This will be a second battle. Somebody I read on Facebook said something about Ekiti and I said by the Grace of God, it will happen that way. I tell you what he said, ‘Akeredolu contested against Mimiko, he lost. He contested thereafter against Mimiko’s candidate, he won. So if Fayemi contested against Fayose and lost, he is now contesting against Fayose’s candidate. He will win.”

Below is the full list of the campaign council members

FULL LIST OF EKITI STATE CAMPAIGN COUNCIL

Abubakar Bagudu – Governor Kebbi (Chairman)
Akinwunmi Ambode – Governor Lagos
Ibikunle Amosun – Governor Ogun
Abiola Ajimobi – Governor Oyo
Rauf Aregbesola – Governor Osun
Arakunrin Akeredolu – Governor Ondo
Abdulfatah Ahmed – Governor Kwara
Abdulazeez Yari – Governor Zamfara
Godwin Obaseki – Governor Edo
Yahaya Bello – Governor Kogi
Simon Lalong – Governor Plateau
Kashim Shettima – Governor Borno
Mohammed Umar Jibrilla -Governor Adamawa
Mohammed Abubakar – Governor Jigawa
Segun Oni
Manir Dan-Ali – Minister Defence
Abdulrahman Dambazau – Interior
Bawa Abubakar – State, Solid Minerals
Ibe Kachikwu – State, Petroleum
Babatunde Fashola – Power, Works and Housing
Rotimi Amaechi – Transport
Chris Ngige – Labour
Isaac Adewole – Health
Sola Adeyeye
Tayo Alasaodura
Andy Uba
Rafiu Ibrahim
Aliyu Wammako
Abu Ibrahim
Ben Uwajumogu
Olubunmi Adetunmbi
Tony Adeniyi
Bamidele Faparusi
Yusuf Lasun
Aliyu Magaji
Stephen Olemija
Mike Ogun
Otunba Adebayo
Yau Darazo
Olurunnimbe Mamora
Muiz Banire
Faruk Adamu Aliyu
Domingo Obende
Ade Adetimehin
Uche Ekwunife
Ayo Afolabi
Kemi Nelson
Opeyemi Bamidele
Mohammed Maihaja
Omowunmi Edet
Yemi Olowolabi
Zacha Adelabu
Sharon Ikeazor
Hadiza Usman
Edwin Ikhinmwin
Hubert Shaiyen
Adejoke Adefolire
Abike Dabiri-Erewa
Kemi Adeosun
Monsurat Sumonnu
Binta Masi
Fati Balla
Okey Onyejekwe
Ray Morphy
Jibir Maigari
Jabo Zarami
Shina Peller
Osita Izunaso
Bolaji Abdullahi
Ramatu Aliyu
Dasuki Ibrahim Jalo
Pius Akinyelure
Tajudeen Bello
Awele Van Nwoko
Yetunde Adeniji
Toyin Edun
Ali Wurge