The Senator Sharafadeen Alli Campaign Organisation (SSACO) has alleged that poor attendance marred the Allied People’s Movement (APM) Campaign Flag-Off, held in Saturday at Durbar Stadium, Oyo Town.
SSACO alleges poor attendance at APM campaign flag-off
It advised the governorship candidate of the APM in Oyo State, Hon. Bimbo Adekanmbi, and Governor ‘Seyi Makinde to take the poor attendance as a signal of the failure awaiting them in the presidential and governorship elections next year.
The rally was organised to formally launch the 2027 governorship campaign of the party’s candidate, Hon. Adekanmbi and other APM candidates for national and state Houses of Assembly.
In a statement by its Director of Media and Publicity, Bisi Oladele, SSACO stated that the attendance, including absence of some candidates, nailed Oyo APC’s position that APM lacks grassroots appeal and meaningful popularity in Oyo State.
It added that the Oyo APM, therefore, lacked the capacity to attract widespread support ahead of the 2027 general election.
“The embarrassing poor attendance at the Oyo State APM governorship campaign flag-off in Oyo Town on Saturday was another confirmation that Oyo State people have rejected the party’s governorship candidate Hon. Bimbo Adekanmbi and his sponsor, Governor ‘Seyi Makinde.
“While Governor Makinde keeps sinking Oyo State money into Adekanmbi’s governorship bid and his unrealistic presidential election project, both had their ego terribly bruised on Saturday, seeing that Oyo State people have turned their back against them.
“For Governor Makinde and Hon. Adekanmbi, it was a sad reality to face, and a bitter pill to swallow.
“Will the people at the grassroots across the 33 local governments of Oyo State forget how they have been robbed of democracy dividends in the last seven and half years?
“Will they forget how agriculture, youth development and industrialisation have suffered under Governor Seyi Makinde?
“They do not forget how rural roads and damaged bridges in their local governments have received no attention due to paralysed local government councils.
“This Saturday, Oyo State people have told Governor ‘Seyi Makinde, on whose credibility Hon. Adekanmbi is running, that government of deceit can last for eight years but the people who are the victims, will never forget.
“Interestingly, Governor ‘Seyi Makinde told the little crowd that Nigerians will show APC in the 2027 elections what it has not seen before.
“Ironically, Oyo State people used Saturday’s campaign to tell Governor Makinde what he was not ready to hear – your time is over; therefore, your stooge does not stand a chance.
“When elected, Senator Sharafadeen Alli will allow local governments to operate, align with the Federal Government and fix the rot of Governor Makinde’s bad governance since 2019 through his Oyo AHEAD agenda,” the statement read.
