Oyo APM Expands Governorship Campaign Council, Creates Voters’ Education Committee Ahead Of 2027
The Oyo State Governorship Campaign Council of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has expanded its campaign committees with the appointment of additional members and the creation of new structures ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The expansion is aimed at strengthening coordination, grassroots mobilisation, stakeholder engagement and voter education across the state.
A statement signed by the Director-General of the Oyo APM Governorship Campaign Council, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, on Wednesday, said the adjustments were designed to improve the effectiveness of the council’s operations and encourage broader participation in the party’s campaign activities.
According to the statement, a new Community Relations and Voters’ Education Committee has been established, while the existing Mobilisation Committee has been restructured into specialised subcommittees to enhance coordination and deliver better results.
The expanded campaign committees are scheduled for formal inauguration on Friday at 3 p.m. at the Local Government Hall, Secretariat.
Dr. Adeniran expressed confidence that the new appointments and restructuring would strengthen the council’s capacity to engage communities, mobilise supporters, promote voter education and coordinate campaign activities across Oyo State.
Under the expanded structure, additional members have been appointed to the Media and Publicity, Logistics and Transportation, Reconciliation and Contacts, Protocol and Accommodation, Venue and Stage, Welfare and Medical, and Security and Traffic committees.
The Mobilisation Committee has also been divided into six specialised subcommittees covering youth and women, workers and pensioners, religious groups, groups and volunteers, ethnic groups, and traders and artisans.
Kazeem Olalekan Bello was named coordinator of the Youth and Women Contact Committee, while Dr. Wasiu Olantubosun will coordinate the Workers and Pensioners’ Contact Committee.
The Groups and Volunteers Support Committee will be coordinated by Alhaji Adebisi Rasheed, while Tallest Innocent will head the Ethnic Group Committee. Agba Akin Benedict Akika JP was appointed coordinator of the Traders and Artisans Support Committee.
The Religious Contact Committee has Rev. Olufemi Ibikunle, Alhaji AbulRasheed Azeez and Dr. Fayemi Fatunde as co-coordinators.
Hon. Olufemi Josiah will chair the newly established Community Relations and Voters’ Education Committee, with Hon. Oladele Dauda Tokunbo, Hon. Folawiyo Monshood and Surv. (Chief) Olaide Tijani as members.
Other additions include Moses Olayinka Tella, Mariam Taofeek and Jadesola Ibitoye to the Media and Publicity Committee, alongside new members of the Logistics and Transportation, Reconciliation and Contacts, and Protocol and Accommodation committees.
The Venue and Stage Committee has been expanded with Hon. Agbebi Olusola Peter, Azeez Fatai Adedapo and Ogunlola Muka Oladimeji, while Dr. Laolu Adepoju and Mrs. Dupe Temileyi were named to the Welfare and Medical Committee.
Pastor Biodun Popoola was named to the Security and Traffic Committee.
The campaign council reaffirmed its commitment to building an effective campaign structure capable of reaching communities across Oyo State, deepening engagement with stakeholders and coordinating activities towards the party’s electoral objectives in 2027.
The Friday inauguration is expected to formally set the expanded committees in motion as the party intensifies preparations for the forthcoming elections.
