Oyo ADC gubernatorial candidate unveils 25-member campaign council

By Adejayan Gbenga

The African Democratic Congress governorship candidate in Oyo State, Olooye Taofeek Adegboyega Adegoke, has inaugurated a 25-member campaign council ahead of the 2027 governorship election, appointing Adebayo Olusola Kesh as director-general.

The inauguration was held Monday at the candidate’s campaign office in Oke-Ado, Ibadan, where Adegboyega outlined his proposed administration’s priorities and pledged reforms to improve governance, service delivery and residents’ welfare across the state’s 33 local government areas.

Addressing the council members, Adegboyega said the 2027 election would be about finding solutions to the challenges facing residents. He also pledged to grant full autonomy to local governments to strengthen grassroots administration and development.

He identified agriculture, electricity, youth employment and investment attraction as key areas of his agenda, promising to increase agricultural production, attract private investment in electricity supply and create more jobs for young people.

Adegboyega also expressed concern over the number of out-of-school children in the state, promising targeted interventions to address the problem and ensure that every child of school age has access to quality and affordable education.

The campaign council has members overseeing strategy, media, women affairs, logistics, finance, youth mobilisation, students’ affairs, contacts and mobilisation. Oyetunji Oyetunde was appointed deputy director-general, Yemi Amodu as director of media and publicity, and Babatunde Adisa as director of strategy and elections management.

Other appointees include Kafilat Omolabake Olayiwola, director of women affairs; Kazeem Alarape Elesude, director of logistics, security and protocols; Gbenga Omoyemi, director of contacts and mobilisation; Kehinde Najeemdeen, youth coordinator; and Adeleke Quadri Abidemi, students coordinator. Ola Folarin was appointed Oyo Central coordinator, while Wale Afolabi, popularly known as Waco, was named Oyo South coordinator. The Oyo North coordinator is yet to be announced.

Following the inauguration, council members pledged to work together to secure victory for the ADC in the 2027 election. The early formation of the campaign structure is expected to pave the way for grassroots mobilisation and strategic engagement across Oyo State ahead of the poll.