Oyo State Governor and the Allied People’s Movement (APM) presidential candidate, Seyi Makinde, will on Friday formally inaugurate the party’s Oyo State Presidential and Governorship Campaign Council as preparations intensify ahead of the 2027 general elections.
According to a statement issued on Wednesday by the governor’s Special Adviser on Media, Sulaimon Olarenwaju, the inauguration ceremony is slated for 3:30 p.m. at the Conference Room of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Ibadan.
The campaign structure will be led by the Executive Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Nureni Adeniran, who has been appointed as the Oyo State Coordinator of the APM 2027 Presidential Campaign.
He will also serve as the Director-General of the party’s Governorship Campaign Council in the state.
The statement also named Saheed Arowosaye, a former Chairman of Oyo East Local Government, as the Deputy State Coordinator of the APM 2027 Presidential Campaign.
Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Hon. Demola Ojo, was appointed Deputy Director-General for the southern zone of the state, while Dr. Femi Ojo and Alhaji Siju Lawal will serve as Deputy Directors-General for Oyo Central and Oyo North Senatorial Districts, respectively.
Also appointed into the campaign council are Hon. Ramata Agberemi Dabo as Director of the Women’s Wing and Hon. Kazeem Bolarinwa, a former Special Assistant on Youth to Governor Makinde, as Director of the Youth Wing.
Olarenwaju added that the party would unveil additional members of the campaign council in the coming days as it continues to strengthen its political structure across the state.
The inauguration marks the formal commencement of the APM’s campaign organisation in Oyo State as the party begins mobilising support for the 2027 presidential and governorship elections.
