Eniola Olayemi
Accord Party in Oyo state has boasted that the party will defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and other opposition elements in the coming 2019 general elections.
The state secretary of the party, Mr. Sunday Igbinsola who made this known yesterday while speaking with newsmen at the party’s campaign flag-off in Ibadan.
He decried the high level of poverty in the state, saying Accord party was ready to tackle poverty in Oyo state if elected.
“Accord has the most credible candidates in the forthcoming elections. People that have no blemish; we parade people with no criminal records. From governorship candidate, to senators, federal representatives to state assembly candidates, they are all people with unquestionable character. Our party’s gubernatorial candidate, Alhaji Saheed Ajadi is a complete gentleman, a professional who has used his wealth of experience to assist in developing some states in the south west, including states under APC.
“We have a solid platform to capitalize on, coupled with the consistency of our leaders, for instance most of our leaders, elders that started this party with Senator Rashidi Ladoja in 2011 are still with us and are solidly behind all our candidates. In fact, majority of our part candidates joined the party in 2011, including our governorship candidate. We thank God he won the ticket to be our party flag bearer in the coming elections, very reliable and intelligent, among all his contemporaries, he stands tall.
“We still have with us Pa Solomon Adeniran, party leader in Akinyele Local Government, Pa (Rt. Major) Bola Bolarinwa, party leader in Ona-Ara, who is also the chairman of chairmen, Pa Abraham Adeniran, party leader in Ibadan Southeast, Alhaja Kafaya Adenuga, former Party women leader under Late Chief Lamidi Adedibu, now Accord women leader, Ibadan Southeast, Pa Jacob Omoniyi, party chairman, Ibadan North. Honestly, the structure remains unshaken”, he said.