By Tunde Olamilekan
A gubernatorial aspirant under the All Progressives Congress, APC in Osun State, Bola Oyebamiji, on Monday, submitted his Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms at the party’s National Secretariat, Abuja.
Speaking after submitting the forms to contest the primary elections of the party scheduled for December 13, Oyebamiji expressed confidence in his capacity, competence and charisma to lead APC to victory.
The former two-term Commissioner for Finance noted that the exercise was in fulfilment of the electoral requirements and the party’s guidelines to ensure a smooth contest.
Oyebamiji, extolled the leadership of the party for building a formidable frontier that had placed the party high not only in Nigeria or Africa but in the global scene.
He also commended the leadership of AMBO Movement led by the immediate past Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt Timothy Owoeye, for the implementation of the lofty initiatives that had taken the Movement thus far.
He added that his motivation to contest was due to the need to rescue the state from the drift of collapse that the current administration has plunged it into.
Oyebamiji was accompanied to the party’s headquarters by some chieftains of the party including: Senior Special Assistant to the President on Protocol, Ambassador Issah Niniola; former Speaker Osun State House of Assembly Rt Timothy Owoeye; former Chief Whip, Osun State House of Assembly and current Federal Commissioner representing Osun State in the National Population Commission, NPC, Dr. Amidu Tadese; former member of House of Representatives and Chairman, Federal Character Commission, FCC, Hon. Ayo Omidiran; Former member House of Representatives and current Commissioner for the South West zone on the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC), Hon. Taiwo Oluga; Former members House of Representatives, Hon. Rufus Oyegbile, Hon. Gafar Amere, Hon. Lawrence Babatunde Ayeni; Executive Director, Project Implementation, Federal Housing Authority, FHA, Engr Oluremi Omowaiye; Executive Director, Marine and Operations, Engr Olalekan Badmus; former member of House of Assembly and board member of the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, Hon. Olufunmilayo Olasehinde.
Also in Oyebamiji’s entourage were: former Deputy Speaker, Osun State House of Assembly, Hon. Nike Omoworare; former Secretaries to the Osun State Government, Prince Wole Oyebamiji and Alhaji Kazeem Adio among others.
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