The Renewed Hope Ambassadors in Osun State have said voters are ready for a change of government at Saturday’s Governorship election, saying residents are tired of what it described as ‘dancing’ and want a governor ready to work and deliver the dividends of democracy to them.
Sunday Akere, the State Coordinator of the Group, stated this during the ‘Walk for AMBO’ organised in support of Bola Oyebamiji, the Governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC).
He said, ‘The people of Osun are tired of dancing, dancing, dancing, and they are ready for a governor who is ready to work and deliver the dividends of democracy to them.
‘You can see the support of the people. The people of Osun want us, they love us, and they desire change. They know that what we have been witnessing in the last almost three and a half to four years is nothing but mediocrity.’
He added that the Renewed Hope Ambassadors had a structure of more than 95,000 members across Osun, adding that only a fraction of the structure was mobilised for the walk within 18 hours.
‘APC is a party that is loved and adored by the people of Osun State, and you can see within 18 hours, we mobilised the structure of Renewed Hope Ambassador. If you want to mobilise the entirety of our structure, it’s over 95,000 in Osun. But we just said a few should come around and show their support to Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, and that is what we are witnessing here today’, he noted.
Akere expressed confidence that voters would support Oyebamiji on August 15, saying the APC was loved and supported by the people of the State.
He also described President Bola Tinubu as a father to all, saying the group was working towards victory for Oyebamiji at the poll.
Adebowale Azeem, an APC chieftain dismissed claims that the party is relying on federal might to win the election, saying the turnout for the mobilisation was evidence of support for the APC.
Also, Amos Adekunle, the Director of Security of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors in Osun, appealed for a peaceful and violence-free election, urging residents to come out and vote.
He said, ‘We just want it to be a violence-free and peaceful election. Everybody should come out and vote. Security will be provided for everybody that needs to come and vote. Rest assured that it’s going to be peaceful. Security will be there, the votes will be counted, and the votes will count.’
Dr Romoke Abiola, a member of the group, urged women in the 30 local government areas and one area office to vote for the APC candidate.
‘My advice for women is that their time has come for prosperity, if you look at the agenda of Bola Oyebamiji, you will see that he has plans for the women, microcredit programme, our primary healthcare for women and the children, when we talk about productivity Oyebamiji is there so the women should expect prosperity,’ Abiola stated.