Engr. Rauf Olaniyan, the Chairman, Tinubu/Shettima Independent Campaign Council, TSGICC, has adopted the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council, PCC, Oyo State Media and Publicity Committee as the bona fide media team for his TSGICC.
The former Deputy to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State said he is very comfortable with the calibre and the professional track record of the members of the team.
Alhaji Kehinde Olaosebikan had led the team on a courtesy visit to the Oke-Ogun born grassroots politician, who is at the forefront of promoting the Tinubu/Shettima joint ticket, and the Folarin/ Okunlola joint ticket in Oyo State.
The former Deputy Governor elaborated: “Having had the opportunity to meet the members of your team here represented as they were introduced one by one, I must say that I am highly impressed with their calibre and their professional track record. I am also impressed by the wealth of experience and the depth of expertise you have managed to gather together here. I want to let you know that I will not bother to constitute a separate media team for our Grassroots Independent Campaign Council, this team of yours will serve as the bona fide media team of our campaign council.
“I should also use this opportunity to impress it on you and your team that there should be no discrimination in the level of support and commitment given to the promotion of the Tinubu/Shettima ticket and the Folarin/Okunlola ticket. In fact, all APC candidates all the way our House of Assembly candidates are to be equally supported and promoted.”
In his response, Alhaji Olaosebikan who had earlier acknowledged Engr Olaniyan’s commitment to the realization of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidential bid while appraising him of the responsibilities and the challenges of his told Alhaji Olaniyan that the Media and Publicity Committee was for the Presidential candidate and all other candidates of the party.
The PCC Spokesperson stated that in addition to the absolute commitment of his Committee to securing a minimum of 95 percent of Oyo votes for Tinubu, his committee would equally ensure that Oyo State scores 18 over 18 in the 25th of February, 2023 elections.
He explained that all the communications activities of the committee are geared towards winning the presidential election, the three senatorial seats and all the 14 house of Representatives seats for APC.
Olaosebikan, while thanking the former Deputy Governor for his confidence in the committee said that all the candidates of the party would be adequately carried along in their activities.
Alhaji Olaosebikan, a veteran campaign manager noted that the overwhelming victory of APC in the first set of elections would make winning quite easy in the governorship and House of Assembly elections as the opposition would have been thoroughly weakened.
“It is very glaring that APC will win all the elections in the next general elections in Oyo State. This is what we are working towards and it is realisable.
“On the 25th of February it is going to be 18 for us and zero for the other parties. We will win the president, the three senatorial seats and all the 14 House of Representatives seats. We have the best candidates with profound credentials and antecedents.
“And on the 11th of March, our gubernatorial candidate, Senator Teslim Folarin, the most experienced, seasoned, qualified among all the candidates would carry the day.
“This is the only candidate that has traversed all the 33 local governments of Oyo meeting the critical stakeholders. His victory would be landslide”
Members of the APC, PCC, Oyo State Media and Publicity Committee who were on the courtesy visit included Dr Joshua Oyebamiji, Mrs. Bose Oyewole, Mr. Akeem Oyetunji, Mr. Olawale Sadare, Mr. Femi Popoola, Hon. Adesola Yaqub, Dr Abdulazeez Olatunde, Mr. Sikiru Akinola and Mr. Olubunmi Sodipo.