 in Irede Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Ekiti State, have commended Governor Biodun Oyebanji and the state party leadership for adopting a consensus approach ahead of the forthcoming local government elections.){kind=link}
By Tosin John
Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Irede Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Ekiti State, have commended Governor Biodun Oyebanji and the state party leadership for adopting a consensus approach ahead of the forthcoming local government elections.
They gave the commendation during a stakeholder meeting in Ipoti Ekiti, the headquarters of the Irede LCDA, following a consensus committee convened to receive reports from the three wards and the LCDA.
The leadership of the APC in Irede Local Government Development Area expressed gratitude to the party leadership and Gov. Oyebanji, popularly known as BAO, for the consensus candidate initiative.
He said that the initiative has fostered peace and recognition of leadership and political processes within the Irede community.
The spokesperson of Irede LCDA Supo Ajayi noted that the event marked a significant achievement for the BAO-led government and underscores the seriousness of BAO’s intentions.
“It is evident that the party is re-establishing its leadership in the state,” he said.
The meeting was well attended by party stakeholders including the LCDA Chairman, Ayo Awe, Commissioners, party leaders in the Council including Yinka Adumati, Hon. Akande, and Chief Esan, Supo Ajayi.
Others were the consensus committee members, security agents, media and other observer groups were also present.
The meeting also saw the emergence of Mr Asekun Sunday, popularly known as Papa, as the consensus candidate for the chairmanship of Irede Local Government in line with the zoning formula unanimously agreed and adopted in the Area Council that favoured Ward B in Ipoti as directed by the party leadership at state level.
The chairman of the Consensus committee, who also serves as a commissioner, congratulated the candidate and commended the APC leadership in the Area Council and in Ward B in particular for their exemplary work, peaceful disposition and expressed his endorsement of their decisions.