Aiyedatiwa Meets Ondo Leaders Before APC Rally

Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, met with three ministers from Ondo in Abuja. This meeting happened ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally set for November 11 in Akure.

The meeting took place on Monday night at the Ondo State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, shared the details in a statement on Tuesday.

Adeniyan said, “Last night, the Governor of Ondo State, His Excellency, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, received the Honourable Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Prof. Taiwo Oyedele, the Honourable Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo and the Honourable Minister of Youth Development, Mr. Ayodele Olawande, at the Ondo State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja.”

He mentioned that the gathering was to prepare for the upcoming rally. “The meeting forms part of preparations for the Ondo State Presidential Campaign rally scheduled for November 11, 2026, in Akure,” the statement added.

The meeting included the governor and the three ministers from Ondo who are working in President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The Ondo State chapter of the APC had already set up a 228-member Presidential Campaign Council for the 2027 general elections.

According to a statement from the party’s state chairman, Kolawole Babatunde, this council will manage campaign activities, gather support across the state, and engage with grassroots members of the party.

Aiyedatiwa will lead the council, while Deputy Governor Olayide Adelami will be Vice Chairman I. The Minister of Interior, Tunji-Ojo; Minister of Finance, Oyedele; Minister of Youth Development, Olawande; Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Olamide Oladiji; and Babatunde will also be vice chairmen.

Former Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Victor Olabimtan, was named the Director-General of the council, while Olumuyiwa Adu will serve as Deputy Director-General.