Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has met with three ministers from the state in Abuja as part of preparations for the All Progressives Congress presidential campaign rally scheduled for November 11 in Akure.
The meeting was held on Monday night at the Ondo State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja and was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan.
According to the statement, the governor received the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Prof. Taiwo Oyedele; the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo; and the Minister of Youth Development, Mr. Ayodele Olawande.
Adeniyan said the meeting formed part of preparations for the Ondo State presidential campaign rally scheduled for November 11, 2026, in Akure. The gathering brought together the governor and the three ministers from Ondo State serving in President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Campaign Council Already Constituted
The Ondo State chapter of the APC had earlier constituted a 228-member Presidential Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general elections.
According to a statement by the party’s state chairman, Kolawole Babatunde, the council is expected to coordinate campaign activities, mobilise support across the state and drive the party’s grassroots engagement.
Aiyedatiwa will chair the council, while Deputy Governor Olayide Adelami will serve as Vice Chairman I.
The Minister of Interior, Tunji-Ojo; the Minister of Finance, Oyedele; the Minister of Youth Development, Olawande; the Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Olamide Oladiji; and Babatunde were also listed as vice chairmen.
Former Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Victor Olabimtan, was named Director-General of the council, while Olumuyiwa Adu was appointed Deputy Director-General.
