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2027: Oyebanji inaugurates Ekiti APC presidential campaign council

Nigerian Tribune's headline. Reported by Nigerian Tribune, Punch.

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What Nigerian Tribune reported

Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has charged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council in the state to embark on aggressive grassroots mobilisation and voter tracking to secure at least 90 per cent of the total votes cast for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027

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  1. Nigerian Tribune Nigeria 2027: Oyebanji inaugurates Ekiti APC presidential campaign council Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has charged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council in the state to embark on aggressive grassroots mobilisation and voter tracking to secure at least 90 per cent of the total votes cast for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 4 h ago · Tier 3
  2. Punch Nigeria 2027: Oyebanji unveils APC presidential campaign council Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has inaugurated the APC Presidential Campaign Council to mobilise grassroots support for President Tinubu in 2027. 15 min ago · Tier 3

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