…as Are Babalola endorses his candidature
With the Friday official flag-off of the Chairmanship campaign of Com.Yinka Dallas in Osi, the Ekiti LG headquarters, the list of dignitaries billed to storm the town has continued to increase, this medium has exclusively gathered.
According to independent findings by this medium last night, the dignitaries cut across the Political, business, organised labour, entertainers among others.
While the Senator Representing Kwara South senatorial district Sen. Rafiu Ibrahim with his House of Representatives counterpart Hon. Funke Adedoyin will lead other parliamentarians to the ceremony.
It was also gathered that all former council chairmen of the local government, former House of Assembly members and all former office holders will also be on ground to witness the ceremony.
Also, not less than 9 APC chairmanship flag bearers comprising of Ifelodun, Oyun, Isin, Moro, East, Irepodun Oke-Ero, Offa, Ilorin West and Ilorin East have all signified interest to attend the rally.
Speaking further on the preparation for the rally, Com. Olalekan Lawal who is the Chairman of Dallas Independent Campaign Organisation (DICO), promised the presence of crème-de-la-creme from the Student and Youth Movement, Nollywood, academics, musicians, businessmen among others.
“The popular Yoruba actor Don Richards will be leading more than 7 of his colleagues to add colour to the event and so many other movers and shakers of the society, all storming Osi to honour Dallas” he stressed.
Meanwhile, the legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University of Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) has joined numerous high ranking personalities who have endorsed his candidature, adding that Dallas is a focused, dedicated and result oriented young man.
He made this assertion when the APC Ekiti Chairmanship Candidate paid him a courtesy visit recently.
Afe said “Dallas to me is like a son, the story of ABUAD can never be complete without mentioning Yinka Dallas’s unquantifiable contribution.
I congratulate his people, they will surely get good governance under him” he added.