2027: Oyo APC to hold stakeholders’ summit as part of reconciliation, election preparations

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has announced plans to hold a stakeholders’ summit this Friday in Ibadan.

The party said the meeting aims to fine-tune ongoing reconciliation efforts among its members and strengthen its position ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Facilitated by the Renewed Hope Ambassadors of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the summit comes less than two months after a successful leadership summit in Ibadan that drew praise from stakeholders across the state and beyond.

In a statement, Oyo APC Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, expressed satisfaction with the current state of the party under the leadership of State Chairman, Alhaji Olayide Abas, noting that he has received broad support from stakeholders to build a more cohesive and formidable party ahead of the 2027 polls.

Sadare listed the expected participants at the Friday meeting, scheduled for 10 a.m. at the APC state secretariat in Oke-Ado, Ibadan, to include former deputy governors; former and serving members of the National Assembly; former and serving ministers; and all former and serving federal government appointees.

Others expected are former and serving members of the Oyo State House of Assembly; former and serving APC National and Zonal Executive Committee members; former and serving APC State Working Committee members; former first ladies; members of the Elders Advisory Council; zonal APC leaders; former SSGs; former Chiefs of Staff and Deputy Chiefs of Staff to the Governor; former commissioners; former local government chairmen, vice chairmen, and secretaries; former APC state executives; present local government party chairmen; and former heads of government agencies who are APC members in the state, among others.