Leadership of the All Progressives Congress in Imeko-Afon Local Government Area, Ogun State, has endorsed Theophilus Olorode as the party’s Chairmanship candidate for the upcoming local government elections on 16 November.
APC announced the endorsement following a meeting with its leaders and stakeholders in the local government.
The Party also confirmed the selection of 10 Councillorship candidates across various wards.
Speaking at the event held at the APC Secretariat in Imeko on Thursday the APC Chairman, Segun Olaotan, accompanied by other party leaders, highlighted Olorode’s “capacity, honesty, integrity, and credibility” as key factors behind the party’s decision to support him for the Chairmanship role.
“The leadership of the APC in Imeko has today reached a consensus in favour of Hon. Olorode as our party’s Chairmanship candidate in the forthcoming local government election.”
“We have unanimously endorsed Olorode because he is a man of the people. He has consistently demonstrated that he has the best interests of the people of Imeko-Afon at heart. He is a true community man.
“We are confident that with him as Chairman, the people of this local government will experience progressive and transformative governance once again,” he said.