The Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Campaign Council in Lagos State, Musiliu Obanikoro, has called on members of the party to close ranks and work together as campaigns begin for the 2027 general elections.
Obanikoro urged party members to put the divisions that accompanied the party’s primary elections behind them and support the APC’s candidates in the elections.
He spoke on Wednesday at an interfaith prayer organised by the party in Lagos to mark the commencement of electioneering activities.
The Independent National Electoral Commission had fixed September 9, 2026, for the commencement of campaigns for the 2027 general elections.
Obanikoro said members might have supported different aspirants during the primary elections, but the conclusion of the exercise had made it necessary for them to unite behind the party’s candidates.
He urged the party faithful to conduct their campaigns peacefully and avoid allowing political disagreements to turn into personal conflicts.
“We competed with dignity. Let us campaign with respect. Let us disagree without becoming enemies,” he said.
The former senator said the APC must remain united because its members would face political opponents together during the general elections.
According to him, members should therefore approach the campaign with a common purpose despite their individual interests and differences.
Obanikoro said the prayer session was organised to seek divine intervention ahead of the electioneering period, adding that political campaigns required not only planning and hard work but also prayers.
“We are gathered yesterday for a simple but profound purpose: to place this political journey in the hands of God before the campaigns begin,” he said.
He urged members to pray for wisdom, protection and guidance for the party’s leaders, candidates, supporters and members throughout the campaign.
“Our prayer today is simple: let God go before us. Let Him go before our party; let Him go before our candidates; let Him guide our leaders and protect our members and supporters,” he said.
Obanikoro urged the party’s supporters to focus on the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and the election of Obafemi Hamzat, while maintaining loyalty and discipline throughout the campaign.
He said political office was temporary, urging members to avoid actions that could damage relationships or create divisions within the party and the wider society.
The APC chieftain called on members to enter the campaign season with “one purpose, one message and one determination” as they work towards victory for the party.
He also prayed for the success of the party’s candidates and leaders and for peace and progress in Lagos State and Nigeria.
Source: punchng.com
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