A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo state, Mr Olumuyiwa Asagunla and other party leaders in Akoko North West local Government of Ondo state have endorsed Ife Ehindero, as candidate to represent their federal constituency in the fortcoming House of Representatives bye election.

Asagunla, a former Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Youth and Student Affairs to late former governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Agagu, and other party leaders endorsed Ife Ehindero after he declared his intention to represent Akoko North West/East Federal Constituency at the green chamber in Abuja

At the stakeholders meeting held on Sunday, all the party leaders from Akoko North West endorsed Ife as the preferred candidate for the position.

They promised to mobilise support for his victory, both at the primary and general elections.

They all made the resolution at ward 3 secretariat, Oke Agbe Akoko, Akoko North West Local Government after a stakeholders meeting presided over by Asagunla.

The APC chieftain who accepted the unanimous endorsement, said a brilliant and people’s friendly politician like Ife Ehindero is fit for the position.

He described Ehindero as a young man who has what it takes to represent the people of the federal constituency in Abuja.

Responding, Ife Ehindero thanked all the stakeholders at the meeting and promised not to disappoint them if given the chance.

He promised that effective and quality representation would be his watchword, if eventually he got the people’s votes and won the primary and general election.

Ehindero said he would improve on grassroots democracy and see to the emergence of laws that would bring Akoko North West/East federal constituency and Ondo State to a more positive limelight upon winning the election.

His words: “I am eminently qualified. I am widely accepted and well loved by the people for various reasons.

“I have been unflinchingly loyal to the party in spite of my past experience in the politics of the party. I am neither an impromptu nor opportunistic aspirant”

“I am vastly experienced in management, diplomacy and organisational leadership. I am well exposed internationally and above all, I am a responsible person. I am ready to bring my wealth of experience into politics to bring more dividend of democracy to our people ”

He said his people should go for a candidate like him that is dynamic and vibrant with specific interest in what will benefit the people of Akoko North West/East federal constituency.

Other chieftains of the party at the meeting are; Akoko North West Local government chairman, Ayodele Akande; Chairman
Ward 3, Akeju Ojo Francis; Chairman ward 4, Amubieya Emmanuel Adeniyi and other party leaders.