Heavy turnout of members in Ondo

As the registration of All Progressives Congress (APC)members in Ondo State entered its fourth day, more supporters trooped out yesterday for the exercise.

The Nation monitored the exercise in Akure South and North local governments, Oka, Ikun Oba, Akungba and Supare in Akoko South West local government.

In Akoko South West, people in the rural communities, who are mainly farmers, market women and traders, waited patiently at their polling units for registration.

One of the supervisors in the local government, Adeyemi Bolarinwa, attributed the large turnout of people to the earlier sensitisation programme organised by APC leaders in the area.

He said the APC was targeting 50,000 members after the registration exercise in the council area.

Bolarinwa said: “I can assure you that our members and other residents in this local government love APC, and that is why we have a large crowd at the various units that you have visited. A serving senator is from here and he has been supportive in this exercise.

“You will recall that we earlier scheduled to hold a rally for sensitization of our members for this registration, but we were stopped by the Commissioner of Police in the state, that was why the plan was changed for meeting at various units in order to ensure that our people embrace APC when the registration exercise commenced.

“In our local government, we have prominent politicians from other political parties in the council, like the incumbent deputy governor, Ali Olanusi; Deputy Speaker, Dare Emiola among others. But they know our people cherish APC and they will vote for any candidate picked by the party”

Also, a leader at Supare ward 11, Group Captain, Bola Owoeye, said that party leaders had been directed to return to their units and ensure that people turned out for the registration.

Owoeye boasted that APC would dominate the State Assembly after the next year elections.