Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has described the Igbo Community in the state as a vibrant one that looks out for other members of the society.
Abiodun who stated this at his country home, Iperu-Remo during an engagement with the Igbo Community led by the Eze Ndigbo, commended the community for comporting themselves and for always ensuring that peace reigns in the state.
While calling on the community to always continue to ensure that the peace, cooperation, co-existence and collaboration being enjoyed between the Igbo community and other communities in the state does not suffer setback, he noted that a peaceful society is critical to achieving the socio-economic development of the state.
The governor while thanking the Igbo community in the state for coming out en masse to vote for the presidential candidate and national assembly candidates of the ruling APC, he urged them to go all out and educate their kinsmen on the need to vote for him for a second term.
Earlier in his remarks, the Eze Ndigbo, Willy Okwonkwo, commended Governor Abiodun for his contribution to the development of the Igbo community in the state, noting that the community is 100 per cent ready to support his return to Oke Mosan for second term.
Meanwhile, Governor Abiodun has welcomed the support extended to his second term reelection bid by the Progressive Movement Association from Ogun Central Senatorial District.
The Progressive Movement Association is a group of businessmen and women with over 1,000 members.
While welcoming the support group into his country home, Iperu-Remo, the governor commended them for their vision and mission to support credible candidates during election periods.
Abiodun, who urged the members to start mobilizing support for him from their various wards, noted that with their strength, vision and mission, it won’t be long for them to get the needed recognition from their ward and local government executives.
In his remarks, the President of PMA, Akinbo Ismael, who noted that they are business men who help each other and also go into politics during the electioneering campaign to support the candidate of their choice, disclosed that they are proud of the achievements of the governor in the last three and half years.
Akinbo disclosed that the group which started with 175 members has now grown to a member strength of 1,500 members.
He further added that the group which had been supporting the candidates of their choice for a while, also recently supported the victory of the Senator elected for Ogun Central Senatorial District; Shuaib Afolabi Salisu.
Akinbo further disclosed that members of the group have been tasked to mobilize the electorate for the support of the governor at the forthcoming poll.
