2027 elections: Senate leader promises Tinubu, constituents huge votes, better representation
Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, has promised to strengthen the quality representation being offered Ekiti state citizens at the Senate, if he emerges victorious in the 2027 senatorial election to be conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC).
Bamidele, who is the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate in Ekiti Central, pledged to fortify the beneficial and mutually inclusive synergy he has built with Governor Biodun Oyebanji to transform the state in terms of infrastructures, unity of purpose and expansion of politics of solidarity that can uplift the lives of the citizens.
The Senate leader made the pledge in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital on Tuesday, during the signing of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Nomination Forms as the APC) 2027 senatorial candidate, by the ward chairmen across the 57 wards in the five local government areas in Ekiti Central senatorial district.
The party leaders at the event also signed the forms of the House of Representatives’ candidates in Ekiti Central Federal Constituency 1, Hon. Sola Fatoba and his counterpart in Constituency II, Hon. Oladapo Karounwi.
While praising the party leadership for their sustained solidarity since the advent of his political career close to two decades ago in the state, Senator Bamidele, represented by his senior legislative assistant, Hon. Gbenga Banji, described it as the source of inspiration and catalyst to deliver the expected quality representation for his constituents.
He characterised the consistent solidarity Ekiti people are demonstrating for the party as amplifying their interest in good governance, adding that the massive votes they delivered for Governor Oyebanji in the recent governorship election further buttressed the fact that the state is solidly behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government.
Dropping a hint about the modus operandi of the National Assembly, the APC chieftain added that he has been opportune to hold pivotal position in the Senate on the premise of being a ranking Senator, promising to deploy such vantage connection to rally support for Oyebanji’s government and promote good governance across his Senatorial District.