{"id":12221,"date":"2026-11-08T05:31:30","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T05:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/08\/2027-reconcile-aggrieved-members-before-pursuing-2-5m-votes-target-apc-chieftain-to-okpebholo-businessday-ng\/"},"modified":"2026-11-08T05:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T05:31:30","slug":"2027-reconcile-aggrieved-members-before-pursuing-2-5m-votes-target-apc-chieftain-to-okpebholo-businessday-ng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/08\/2027-reconcile-aggrieved-members-before-pursuing-2-5m-votes-target-apc-chieftain-to-okpebholo-businessday-ng\/","title":{"rendered":"2027: Reconcile aggrieved members before pursuing 2.5m votes target – APC Chieftain to Okpebholo – Businessday NG"},"content":{"rendered":"

Henry Idahagbon, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has warned that the 2.5million votes target promised to deliver to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, by Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State may not be realised unless simmering divisions within the party are addressed.\n<\/p>\n

Idahagbon, a former two-time commissioner in the administrations of Lucky Igbinedion and Adams Oshiomhole, described the 2.5 million-vote target as a tall dream if aggrieved party members are not reconciled.\n<\/p>\n

The current Commissioner representing Edo, Ekiti and Ondo states at the Federal Civil Service Commission, stated this in an interview with newsmen in Benin City.\n<\/p>\n

He said that no matter how popular the governor might be, he could not single-handedly deliver 2.5 million votes for President Tinubu, noting that elections are a game of numbers.\n<\/p>\n

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According to him, \u201cI commend the governor\u2019s doggedness in campaigning for the party, but I want to advise him to put his house in order. In my opinion, the party is not sufficiently united. This may not go down well with some people, and I may be wrong, but that is how I see it.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are many political leaders in the state who feel alienated by the government. Some have been in politics for years, have contested elections and have credibility with the people.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cAs the leader of the party in the state, the governor should bring everybody together. He should unite all the forces and put them together to work towards a common goal. At the end of the day, the glory will be his.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI recall that during the inauguration of the presidential campaign council, Wike said that if you are in the campaign council and you don\u2019t win your state for the President, don\u2019t celebrate and say we have won.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cI am sure the governor is aware that many political leaders feel sidelined by the government because of the influence of a few sycophants.<\/p>\n

\u201cPolitics is a game of numbers. The more people you bring together, the merrier. There are people who will vote for the party because of the governor. There are others who will vote because of me, and there are those who will vote because of other political leaders.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThe governor should bring all these people together. That is how the party can achieve its target of 2.5 million votes. No matter how popular you are, you cannot produce 2.5 million votes alone.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen Comrade Adams Oshiomhole was governor, he used to campaign by telling people that every market woman had one vote, every individual had only one vote. Everybody has just one vote on election day. The governor must therefore bring people together and strengthen the party at the grassroots,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n

Idahagbon, a former chairman of Egor Local Government Council, said that as a member of the party and a former candidate who had participated in elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, he considered it his responsibility to advise the governor on how best to secure electoral victory.\n<\/p>\n

He, however, commended the governor for his developmental strides but urged him to increase the pace of development and intensify efforts, noting that the people, like Oliver Twist, would always ask for more.<\/p>\n

\u201cFormer Governor Godwin Obaseki made promises to the people but failed to fulfil them. He spent eight years in office without delivering on the promises he made.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThe governor should understand that achieving 2.5 million votes requires more than political mobilisation. He must first strengthen the party and ensure that the people feel the impact of his administration.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cEdo is my state, and the APC is my party. I pray that we will be able to mobilise our people to deliver 2.5 million votes for President Tinubu in 2027. That is why I am in town, to contribute my own effort to the mobilisation process.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can see that, for the past four weeks, the governor has been traversing the state, mobilising party faithful. Let us hope that we will be able to achieve the target,\u201d he added.\n<\/p>\n

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