Ahead of the All Progressives Congress (APC) nationwide State Congress scheduled for this Tuesday, the party’s stakeholders in Oyo State have agreed to work with a zoning arrangement expected from an ad hoc committee within a few hours.
The party stakeholders met on Saturday at the APC State Secretariat in Oke-Ado, Ibadan, and set up an ad hoc zoning committee tasked with allotting the available posts in the State Executive Committee to each of the 33 local government area chapters.
The committee is chaired by Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle, while Mr. Afeez Bolaji Repete will serve as its secretary.
Other members of the committee are Idris Adeoye, Adesoji Adedeji, Ajiboye Sangogade, and Akeem Olatunji.
A statement by the party’s Publicity Secretary in the state, Olawale Sadare, praised party members for their passion and commitment to peace and harmony, which they have demonstrated recently.
He urged them to sustain the tempo as the 2027 general elections draw nearer.
“In line with the directives of the national leadership of our great Party, stakeholders have agreed to maintain the consensus approach with which the Ward and Local Government Area Congresses were successfully conducted, now that it is the turn of the State Congress.
“The Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle-led Ad Hoc Zoning Committee has already swung into action, and in the next few hours, each local government chapter will know the post their representative will occupy on the State Executive Committee. “As soon as the state secretariat communicates this information, relevant stakeholders in each of the 33 local government chapters are expected to meet and send the name of their respective nominees for mandatory screening by a special team from Abuja.
“As soon as this information is communicated to them by the state secretariat, relevant stakeholders in each of the 33 local government chapters are expected to meet and send the name of their respective nominees for the mandatory screening by a special team from Abuja.
“We are very confident that the nomination and screening exercises will be completed within the stipulated time, since the unveiling and inauguration of the new State Executive Committee will take place this Tuesday at the main bowl of the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan.
“We are very confident that the nomination and screening exercises will be completed within the stipulated time since the unveiling and inauguration of the new State Executive Committee will take place this Tuesday at the main bowl of the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan.
“Therefore, we urge all stakeholders within Oyo APC to work together in the overall interest of our great Party and ensure that this year’s congresses produce the desired results.”
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