Our Target Now Is To Take Over Oyo, Osun From Opposition Party— Ganduje Says

The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has hinted that the plans of the party is to take over all States in the Southwest, Nigeria.

He said the bold move aims to solidify APC's presence in the region following the victory of the party in the governorship election in Ondo State.

“Our next target now is this geo-political zone, the Southwest geopolitical zone,” he said.

He expressed confidence in the party's ability to hit its targets, particularly in Southwest Nigeria and commitment to securing victories in the remaining states in the region.

“You know we are good at hitting the target, that is Osun State and Oyo State. We assure you, we will do what is possible to bring them into the fold. So we have political homogeneity in the South-West Geopolitical zone,” he boasted.

The APC has secured a decisive victory in the Ondo State governorship election, garnering 366,781 votes to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which polled 117,845 votes.

Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the incumbent governor, was previously the deputy governor who took office after Governor Rotimi Akeredolu's passing in December 2023. He faced stiff competition from 16 other candidates, including Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

With this victory, the APC has strengthened its hold on the South-West region, now governing Lagos, Ogun, Ekiti, and Ondo states.

The PDP, however, is the ruling party in Osun and Oyo states.