Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) governorship aspirant, Ondo State, Dr. Tunji Abayomi has urged the leadership of the party to pick a credible candidate acceptable to electorate.
Abayomi, a lawyer spoke while meeting the elders of the party at the residence of the former Secretary to the State Government (SSG) during late Adebayo Adefarati’s regime, Chief Wumi Adegbonmire in Akure, the state capital.
He noted that the party leadership must ensure that the party candidate is be a person who is very consistent.
Abayomi recalled that in 2007 general election, 11 of the party aspirants defected from the ACN immediately the leadership of the party reached a consensus agreement to pick the party candidate and pith their tent with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He also added that the party candidate, Prince Demola Adegoroye left the party after the election which he eventually lost.
He stressed that the issues brought set back to the party despite its strength in the state.
The stated that he had been financing the party since 2006 till date in order to ensure the party remained relevance in the state politics.
He said: “Our leaders must ensure that the party candidate must be the man of principle, someone that will be well known among his kinsmen, a person who has world connections, who can bring rapid development to the state through his relationship with international bodies.
“Ondo State people are groaning over poor potable water, good roads, no jobs, but ACN must ensure that its candidate must be able to fulfill all these when voted in. I will always remain progressive, I have been a progressive since Awolowo’s days and nothing can change my mind from working with the progressives.”
The party leadership in the state commended the aspirants on his efforts to build the party, stressing that the party leadership are already working on how to produce a credible candidate.
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