SOME national leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday, visited former governor of Osun State, Prince Olagunsoye
Oyinlola, at his Okuku residence, apparently in connection with the August 9 governorship election in the state. The team was led by the new national chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun and the national leader of the party and former governor
of Lagos State, Senator Bola Tinubu, with Osun State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, also in the team.
The visit is coming a day after the APC candidate in Ekiti governorship election, Dr Kayode Fayemi lost to the PDP candidate, Mr Ayodele Fayose. Sources at the meeting told the Nigerian Tribune
that the APC team that visited former Osun State governor was led by the new national chairman of the party, John Oyegun. Our source said that Oyegun intimated Oyinlola of their visit and urged him to be part of the new
movement. According to Oyegun, "the APC team still recognises the fact that you are the de-facto national secretary of the PDP but we are here because of your wide experience and connection
across the country, that is why we have come to urge you to be part of this new movement," the source said.
Responding, Prince Oyinlola, who thanked the APC team for their visit and for recognising him as the de-facto national secretary of the PDP,
reminded them of a court case at the Supreme Court, which he promised to pursue to a logical conclusion.
He told them that as a leader, he could not take a unilateral decision, but do whatever his people told him to do.

Despite Fayose's victory, I'll win Osun poll —Aregbesola
Regardless of the electoral victory of Ekiti State governor-elect, Mr Ayo Fayose, at the Saturday governorship poll, the All Progressives Congress
(APC) would still win the forthcoming
gubernatorial election in Osun, Governor Rauf Aregbesola has said.
Reacting to the outcome of the Ekiti poll won by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday, Aregbesola contended that "the beauty of democracy is that the will of the people prevails," just as he assured the people of his party's
confidence to win the August 9, 2014 election, saying "the support base of my party and government remained unflinching." In a press statement signed by his Director, Bureau of Communications and Strategy, Mr
Semiu Okanlawon, the governor, who is the candidate of the APC said the "beauty of democracy is that the will of the people must prevail at all times."
Aregbesola affirmed that "if the result of the Ekiti election which declared the candidate of the PDP, Ayo Fayose the winner is the true reflection of the peoples' decision and desires, his party
would have no option but to abide by the outcome." According to him, "a true democrat must be ready to embrace defeat just as he will be quick
to embrace victory in all genuine democratic contests", cautioning that "while recognising the
will of the people in the attempt to institute real democracy in Nigeria, all institutions of state must be deployed in manners that promote and edify democratic tenets.