Oyo APC Leaders Seeks Consensus For 2027 Governorship In Lagos Meeting

Ahead of the 2027 general election, key leaders of the Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have held a strategic meeting in Lagos to chart a path towards selecting the party’s governorship candidate.

The meeting, convened by Mrs Florence Ajimobi, widow of former governor Abiola Ajimobi and Ambassador-designate to Austria, took place at the late governor’s residence in Ikoyi.

Those in attendance included the APC’s 2023 governorship candidate, Teslim Folarin; former deputy governor, Rauf Olaniyan; and senators representing Oyo North and South, AbdulFatai Buhari and Sharafadeen Alli.

Other notable participants included the Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu; former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (Ibadan branch), Akeem Agbaje; House of Representatives member, Remi Oseni; party leader, Fatai Ibikunle; APC State Chairman, Moses Adeyemo; and chieftain, Idris Adeoye.

Additional attendees included Kolapo Kola-Daisi, Seyi Adisa, Afeez Bolaji Repete, Idris Ajimobi, and Bolaji Tunji, among others.

Sources indicated that a major resolution from the over four-hour meeting was a collective commitment by stakeholders to support whoever emerges as the party’s governorship candidate, following due consultation with the national leadership of the party, particularly President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

It was also agreed that the candidate selection process must be inclusive and transparent.

The leaders further resolved to seek direct engagement with the President to obtain his guidance, rather than relying on third-party information.

The meeting is seen as part of ongoing efforts to foster unity within the party and avoid internal divisions ahead of the next electoral cycle.