Members of the Nigeria Forest Security Service, Osun State chapter on Monday pledged their support for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu.
The group also declared their support for the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Osun, Mr Bola Oyebamiji.
They made this known during a meeting held with the leadership of the APC at the IleriOluwa campaign office, Osogbo.
Addressing the hunters, the Executive Director of Project Implementation at the Federal Housing Authority, Mr Remi Omowaiye, said their support would go a long way in ensuring victory at the August 15 gubernatorial poll.
He also said the APC would work with the hunters to improve the security situation of Osun when the party emerge victorious at the polls.
“They came to us to also reiterate the need for us to work together in the area of security in Oshun and they are also employing the president, Mr President, to ascend to the bill of the Nigerian Forest Security Service.
“There are about 8,000 forest guards in Osun and the people here spoke on behalf of their other colleagues to say they are declaring their full support and going to work towards the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and that they are also going to come out fully and work for the election of the governorship candidate of the APC, Bola Oyebamiji.
“Fundamentally, they just want to see how the insecurity will be tackled and our security system will work across the country.
“I strongly believe the hunters will do what they have promised to do for us, and we are also not going to disappoint them.
“We are going to ensure that we work with them and together we improve the security situation of Osun and by extension Nigeria,” Omowaiye noted.
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