Members of the Nigeria Hunters and Forest Security Service, NHFSS, in Osun State have declared their support for the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Hon. Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of the August 15 poll.
Speaking on behalf of the group during its 12th anniversary celebration in Osogbo on Saturday, the State Chairman of NHFSS, Ahmed Nureni, said the hunters are ready to deliver 100,000 votes to the APC in the election.
Nureni explained that the group decided to back the APC candidate because of his track record and the good working relationship the hunters enjoyed with the immediate past administration in the state.
He said, “I want to assure you that, by the grace of God, on August 15, we hunters are going to vote out this present government.
“I have up to 14,000 members, so if we add our children and wives, we are going to have up to 100,000 votes, and by the grace of God, we are going to give our votes to Oyebamiji. He is a good person, and we have a good working relationship with the immediate past administration.”
Responding, the APC governorship candidate said the endorsement was proof that he would win the forthcoming election without rigging or federal support.
“This is coming at the right time, and this signifies the fact that virtually all the segments in Osun, all the demographics in Osun, have all endorsed Bola Oyebamiji to be the governor of the state.
“This gladdens my heart, and this is an indication that we are winning this election without any rigging or support apart from God and the people of Osun, which we have already gotten,” Oyebamiji noted.
Oyebamiji, while commending the hunters for endorsing him, urged Osun electorates to come out to vote peacefully and avoid any form of violence.
In his remarks at the occasion, the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, called on politicians to shun violence, stressing that no amount of money is worth the life of any resident.
“I urge all the politicians to conduct this election free and fair, and also to go about casting their votes in a peaceful way. There is no amount of money that is worth the life of any Osun resident,” the monarch appealed.
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