Ekiti Governor Biodun Oyebanji has appealed to the Social Democratic Party(SDP) governorship candidate in the June 18 POLL Engr. Segun Oni to return to the ruling All Progressive Congress(APC).
Oyebanji, who made the appeal when he visited Oni at his Ifaki-Ekiti country home, urged Oni and his supporters to return to the broom party they suffered endlessly to build.
The Governor, who arrived at the residence of the ex-Governor around 10.35 am, said Oni should consider coming back to the APC where he truly belongs and join hands with the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to develop the country.
“I am pleading with you sir, now that the party you suffered for, where you were Deputy National Chairman is now in the centre, I am too young to give you a directive but as one of your ardent followers, I want you to consider coming back home. Asiwaju Tinubu needs every good head, every good hand to succeed and he is from this zone of the country and when Segun Oni is not in the basket, the basket is not full.
“I’m pleading with you in the interest of our people, in the interest of Yoruba nation, in the interest of Nigeria,” he said.
On why he visited the former Governor, Oyebanji said the visit was in fulfillment of his pledge to personally call and visit Oni, whom he described as a leader for whom he had great respect.
“I am here to debunk the notion that you don’t return from the court and become friends. I am here to greet my senior brother and my leader whom I have great respect for.
“For me, I believe litigation is part of the electoral process and I appreciate His Excellency for pursuing the electoral matter up till the apex court and not recourse to self-help.”, Oyebanji said.