Adejoke Adeleye, Abeokuta

Vice President, Presidet Yemi Osinbajo as well as the APC Chieftain,  Aremo Olusegun Osoba  shut down the ancient city of Egba, Abeokuta in a mega rally campaign for the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dapo Abiodun.

Osinbajo, whose chopper torched ground in Abeokuta around 1: 45p.m, was received by loyalists of APC under the direct supervision of the former governor of the state.

The APC campaign train thereafter, stormed the major streets of Abeokuta in an unprecedented campaign rally while the VP who was  in company of the Senator representing Lagos West at the National Assembly (NASS), Solomon Olamilekan Adeola and  others acknowledged cheers from thousands of people who had trooped out the streets to solidarize with the party.

The campaign train, however, finally birtherd in front of the Ake Centenary Hall, venue of the mega rally where Osinbajo addressed the crowd.
Speaking at the rally, the Vice President expressed appreciation to the people of Ogun state for voting President Muhammed Buhari during the February 23rd’s Presidential and NASS election that returned the president and himself to power.

Osinbajo, who enjoined the people governor of state to intensify more efforts at repeating the APC’s electoral victory in tje forthcoming March 9 guber and State Assemblies’ election however, allayed the fear of any security breach which could lead to loss of any live in Ogun state.
The VP in his admonition, disclosed that the federal government has been inundated about the threats from some politicians to cause electoral violence in the state.
He however, enjoined the people of the state to dismiss such threats and regard it as an attempt to cause panic in the minds of the electorates towards keeping them away from exercising their civic duties.
He added that control of security apparatus as well as ensuring the security of lives and properties is the exclusive business of the federal government and as such, the same federal government which they have returned to received by not disappoint them over security on election day.

“This coming Saturday is very crucial because the election on that day is for the development of each and everyone of us in Ogun and it must be for APC”.

“This Saturday, please ensure that you all go out to vote because it is important”.

“We have been inundated that there will be violence. Let me assure you that security matters is the exclusive businesses of the federal government. Those who are banking on hooliganism to cause security breach will fail“.

“Federal government will ensure maximum security. Be rest assured that there will not be any intimidation or security breach. Tell all others that APC is the party that we all stand for and that we will all vote into government in Ogun state”.

Chief Osoba on his part adviced the people to collect money from any political party or politician that try to buy their vote on Saturday because its the state money that has been embezzled therefore they are insirecyly returning their money to them through vote buying.

The governorship candidate, Prince Dapo Abiodun in his address thanked the people for coming out in the numbers to vote for PMB during presidential and Nass election in February.

He ,however enjoined them to do the same on Saturday by voting APC.