The Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has appealed to nine members of the House Representatives elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress from the state to support the party candidate, Femi Gbajabiamila to win the Speaker of the House in the 9th National Assembly.
This was contained in a statement issued on Monday by a lawmaker, Mr Akeem Adeyemi, “for Oyo APC Reps Caucus,” through Gbajabiamila’s campaign office, cited the governor giving the advice at a meeting held on Sunday with Reps-elect in his private residence in Oluyole Estate, Ibadan.
Speaking on behalf of the Lawmakers in response to Ajimobi, Adeyemi, who is also the APC South-West Coordinator of Gbajabiamila Speakership Campaign Council, thanked the governor for providing “a sound leadership and positive direction for the party.”
The lawmaker said he promised Ajimobi “their full cooperation after each member had spoken in acceptance of the governor’s endorsement of the House Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila.”
The statement added, “Consequently, APC members-elect from Oyo State pledged unflinching loyalty to the party and promised to abide by the party’s decision on the choice of Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as the Speaker of the 9th Assembly.”