The governor of Kogi State, Ahmed Ododo, has said the consensus mode adopted by the All Progressives Congress(APC) for the governorship primary election in Ekiti, saved the state a lot of resources for development.
Ododo, who is chairman of the APC Ekiti state governorship primary election committee stated this while addressing journalists shortly after he submitted the report of the exercise to the party’s national leadership at its headquarters in Abuja.
Governor Biodun Oyebanji, was affirmed as the party’s candidate for the June 20, 2026 Ekiti state governorship election at the consensus primary election held in Ado Ekiti on Monday.
The Kogi State governor expressed optimism that the APC will replicate the consensus arrangements in other states as apart from saving resources, it reduces issues of litigations, acrimony among others. He said the mode of primary was successful in Ekiti because of the purposeful leadership of President Bola Tinubu whom he said does not need to stress himself in 2027 as his re-election will be a walkover.
“What we are witnessing today and the exercise we have gone to Ekiti state to do that we are celebrating today, being the first of its kind, it is because we have a sincere father, a sincere leader that is leading from the front sincerely. God Almighty who has made it possible for us to witness today at this very moment.
“I want to appreciate Mr. President, our father, our leader, the president of this great nation. I want to appreciate him for being a loving father, for being a father that is out to see to the progress of this nation. We cannot thank him enough, we will continue to pray for him and of course I want to assure Mr. President that we the children, we are with him, we are by him…he doesn’t need to stress himself, come 2027 we will be at the forefront to drive that process.”
“Let me also recognise and appreciate our National Chairman, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda for his leadership style, for giving everybody a level playing level ground to prove themselves. He has brought innovation to our party and of course I know every other party will copy from him. He has laid a template, a foundation that of course the entire nation, all political parties will come to copy so that we can continue to move forward.
“History has been made in Ekiti state; in this country that for the first time under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, APC have laid this template, consensus mode of primary election. Most of us don’t even know what it means and I’ll tell you as it is today, the issue of litigation, no crisis, no fighting, no destruction, no waste of resources.
“Ekiti have saved a lot of resources for development and of course I know the party will build on this legacy and of course whether you like me or not, you cannot talk about that process that your blood, your mind will not stream through the chairman and the members of the committee that run that process,”Ododo said.
