The South-south vice chairman of the African Democratic Congress, Elder Festus Igbinoba, has said his party will be able to give the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) a run for its money in the forthcoming 2027 presidential election with the choice of Chief John Odigie Oyegun in the party.

He disclosed this while reacting to the personality of Oyegun who has just been officially welcomed into the party by the Edo State chairman of the party, Mr. Kennedy Odion.

Recall that Oyegun was officially handed the party?s card in a large gathering at the party?s secretariat in Benin City, the Edo State capital.

Elder Igbinoba said Chief Oyegun who is known for his uprightness has the ability to garner support for the party in the state because he is an household name in Edo and across the 36 states.

Igbinoba said while the person of Chief Oyegun has set the ball rolling in the state, there is no doubt that more notable sons and daughters of the state will also come and join him in the party for the sole purpose of rescuing Nigerians from the strong grip of economic hardship, high level of insecurity in the country as well.

The South-south vice chairman, while thanking him for officially identifying with the party, said that there is no aborigine in the party but it is open for everyone to thrive and contribute their quota to the development and survival of the party and for the wellbeing of the nation.

On the part of the former governorship candidate of the party in the 2020 Edo State governorship election, Mabel Oboh, while speaking on the official welcoming of Chief Oyegun into the party, said he has done the needful by officially identifying with the party in his state.

Oboh who is the immediate past National Publicity Secretary of the party, said Oyegun has set the pace for others who have come to join the party to also go and officially get their membership cards from the party in their various states.

She said the task of rescuing Nigerians from the bad leadership which is the root cause of insecurity, hunger and starvation, inflation and unemployment is one that must be done by all especially the patriotic Nigerians who have come to join the ADC.

She further called on the ADC members in Edo State to welcome Oyegun with an open arms into the party because they have a lot to gain from his wealth of experiences in the state and in the national politics.

According to her ?I sincerely join my party members in my state, Edo State precisely to welcome you, Chief John Odigie Oyegun into the ADC family.

?I have no doubt in my mind that with you in ADC, that it is a plus. You are a force to be reckoned with in the state and in the national politics.

?Your ideas and wealth of experiences are what money cannot buy in the market.

?I strongly believe that starting from your state to the national, ADC is going to count on you for your ideas, suggestions and the way to move the party in the state forward and also ensure that come 2027 which is the presidential election, our party, the ADC will be able to take over power from the ruling APC.

?I want to assure of my utmost support and also join my party in the state to welcome you to ADC?, Oboh said. (Saturday Sun)

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