A former deputy governor of Oyo State, Moses Adeyemo, has emerged as the new chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state
Moses was officially announced as the new APC chairman at the ongoing state congress of the party held at Liberty Stadium, Ibadan.
In a statement made available to newsmen by the party’s publicity secretary, Olawale Sadare, the decision followed consultations among key leaders of the party across the 33 local government areas of the state.
Moses, who hails from Igboho in Oorelope Local Government Area, served as deputy governor under the late former governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi, from 2011 to 2019.
Former National Youth Leader and Secretary of the Ad Hoc National zoning committee, Youth Leader and secretary of the party’s ad hoc zoning committee, Hon Azeez Repete, later gave an update on the development.
Repete noted that the congress was conducted peacefully, with Moses emerging by consensus under the supervision of the congress committee set up by the national leadership of the party in Abuja.
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He disclosed that an ad hoc zoning committee was constituted to allocate positions in the State Executive Committee among the local government chapters.
The committee is chaired by Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle, with Repete serving as secretary.
Other members are Idris Adeoye, Adesoji Adedeji, Ajiboye Sangogade, and Akeem Olatunji.
The APC national leadership had fixed March 3 for the conduct of its state congresses, ahead of the party’s National Convention slated for March 27 and 28.
This followed the successful completion of the ward congresses held on February 28 and local government congresses, along with the election of three delegates per local government for the National Convention on Saturday, February 21.
According to the Adjusted APC 2026 Schedule of Nationwide Congresses, National Convention and Related Activities, signed by the party’s National Organizing Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, the appeal arising from the congresses will be heard on Wednesday, March 4.
Purchase and submission of the form for the Zonal Congresses and the National Convention are to be held between Thursday, March 13, and Monday, March 16.
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