2027: Oyo APC sets up reconciliation committee

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The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State has set up a reconciliation committee comprising elder statesmen and eminent citizens to address grievances and complaints raised by some aspirants and other key stakeholders following the recently concluded party primaries.

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The move, announced on Sunday, is aimed 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.

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A statement issued by the state Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, in Ibadan, the state capital, 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.”

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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.

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PUNCH Online reports that the APC governorship candidate in the state, Sharafadeen Alli, on Thursday, July 2, 2026, formally received his Independent National Electoral Commission nomination form while unveiling Adesoji Adedeji as his running mate for the 2027 governorship election.

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Adedeji, 46, is an Economics graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, and hails from Iwo-Ate in Ogo-Oluwa Local Government Area of Oyo State.

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He is also the younger brother of the Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service, Zacch Adedeji.

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Other members of the reconciliation committee include 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.

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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.

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“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,” he said.

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