Bamidele meets Tinubu, to support Buhari

Strong indications emerged on Friday that the governorship candidate
of the Labour Party in the last election in Ekiti State, Opeyemi
Bamidele, has agreed to work with the leadership of the All
Progressives Congress to ensure victory for the party's presidential
candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, in next month election.
A source gathered that the deal was sealed at a meeting between
Bamidele and the National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed
Tinubu, in Lagos on Friday.
It was learnt that Bamidele agreed to use the Ekiti 'Bibire' group to
mobilise support for Buhari ahead of the party's rally in Ekiti State
today.
Bamidele formed the Ekiti 'Bibire Coalition' in 2013 to realise his
governorship ambition within the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria,
which pitted him against the then governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, an
action that led to his eventual exit from the party.
Those at the meeting held at the Bourdillon home of the APC leader
were leaders from the three senatorial districts in Ekiti State,
including a former commissioner for works, Mr. Diran Adesua; wife of
former governor of old Ondo State, Mrs. Yimika Olumilua; Bishop
Gabriel Oloniyo; Mr. Ropo Ige and Mr. Remi Oguntuase.
The Deputy National Chairman of the APC and ex-governor of Ekiti
State, Mr. Segun Oni, had met with Bamidele and his supporters in
Iyin-Ekiti last Saturday.
It was reliably gathered that Bamidele's group had a fruitful
deliberation with Tinubu on how to deliver Ekiti for the APC in the
presidential election.
A source in the meeting revealed that Tinubu appealed to Bamidele to
continue to strive harder to ensure that APC regains its strength in
Ekiti, describing him as a reliable compatriot that had the capacity
to turn the fortunes of the party around.

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