Members of Coalition of Osogbo Youths and Women Groups have pledged their support for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
They said considering the political reality in the state, only APC could meet their demands, following the decision of other parties to zone the governorship ticket to Osun West Senatorial District.
Speaking on behalf of eight groups in Osogbo community, Abdulrahman Okunade, a lawyer, said Osogbo had electoral weight, which usually decided the winner of the governorship election with its two local governments.
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He said: “The recently updated voter register in Osun State (through the Continuous Voter Registration), has resulted in 1, 954, 800 registered voters, with 360,794 uncollected Permanent Voter Cards. With this update, Osogbo and Olorunda have no fewer than 300,000 registered voters, which represent 15 per cent of the total registration in the state, which is the highest from any town.
“We urge APC leadership to ensure the party’s governorship candidate is from Osogbo.’’