Oyo APC Announces Reconciliation Committee After Picking Alli As Governorship Candidate

The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has constituted a reconciliation committee ahead of the 2027 general elections.

The committee, made up of elder statesmen and party leaders, is saddled with the responsibility of addressing grievances and complaints from the APC primary elections and the subsequent emergence of candidates for the 2027 election.

Naija News reports that the setting up of the reconciliation committee was announced in a statement issued on Sunday by the state Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare.

He explained that the move is targeted at mending fences and sustaining peace and unity after the conclusion of the party’s primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections in the state.

The statement listed the committee members as Senators Olufemi Lanlehin, Brimo Yusuf, Hosea Agboola and Akin Oke; former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Prof. Afolabi Oladapo; Idris Adeoye; Pa Timothy Jolaoso; Olukemi Alao-Akala; Adebayo Adewusi; Gunju Ojo; and Adekemi Opatunde.

Others are Abisoye Fagade, Kamorudeen Ajisafe, Abu Gbadamosi, Isiaka Alimi, Niran Adeyoju, Yinka Folarin, Emmanuel Olaoye, Mufutau Adisa, Sule Ajibade, Prof. Abideen Olaiya, Dayo Lawal, Ibrahim Bolomope, Mabel Williams, Jelili Agboola, Kehinde Oloya, Goke Oyetunji, Ramota Okemakinde, Raji Rasaki, Segun Ajanaku, Shakiru Fagunwa, Abduwaheed Lawal, Esther Adedokun and Obatunde Oladapo.

The committee, which is expected to be inaugurated this week by the state Chairman of the party and former Deputy Governor, Moses Adeyemo, will be mandated to reach out to all those who obtained the APC’s Expression of Interest and Nomination forms in Oyo State but were unable to secure the party’s tickets to contest various elective positions.

Recall that the APC on Thursday unvieled Sharafadeen Ali and Adesoji Adedeji as its governorship and deputy governorship candidates for the 2027 election in Oyo State.

This comes less than 24 hours after the APC national headquarters in Abuja uploaded the names of Ali and Adedeji to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) portal.

The move, however, was rejected by the camp of former minister and governorship aspirant, Adebayo Adelabu.

Sadare said, “The reconciliation committee, upon its inauguration later this week, will be tasked with meeting all relevant stakeholders, including aspirants who are dissatisfied with the outcome of the recent primaries that produced the APC’s candidates for the next general elections.

“It is hoped that this effort will bring about the desired peace and unity for our great party to record a resounding victory at the polls next year.”