Oyo APM expands campaign committees, schedules inauguration for Friday
By Adejayan Gbenga
The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Oyo State has expanded its governorship campaign structure with the appointment of additional members and the creation of new committees ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The expansion is aimed at strengthening coordination, grassroots mobilisation, community engagement and voter education across the state. The Director-General of the Oyo APM Governorship Campaign Council, Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
According to the statement, the council has established a Community Relations and Voters’ Education Committee and reorganised the existing Mobilisation Committee into six specialised units to improve operational efficiency and broaden participation in campaign activities.
Adeniran said the expanded committees would be formally inaugurated at the Local Government Hall, Secretariat, on Friday at 3 p.m. He added that the restructuring was designed to improve the council’s capacity to engage different segments of the electorate and coordinate campaign activities effectively.
Under the revised structure, the Mobilisation Committee has been divided into units 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. Rev. Olufemi Ibikunle, Alhaji AbulRasheed Azeez and Dr. Fayemi Fatunde were appointed co-coordinators of the Religious Contact Committee. Alhaji Adebisi Rasheed and Tallest Innocent will coordinate the Groups and Volunteers Support Committee and the Ethnic Group Committee, respectively, while Agba Akin Benedict Akika JP will lead the Traders and Artisans Support Committee.
The newly established Community Relations and Voters’ Education Committee will be chaired by Hon. Olufemi Josiah, with Hon. Oladele Dauda Tokunbo, Hon. Folawiyo Monshood and Surv. (Chief) Olaide Tijani as members. Other appointments include Moses Olayinka Tella, Mariam Taofeek and Jadesola Ibitoye to the Media and Publicity Committee, as well as Akande Olabisi Ayinde, Hon. Joel Oyelami Oyeyemi, Hon. Oludayo Opatokun, Alhaji Kamoru Adayemi and Dr. Olawale Aremu to the Logistics and Transportation Committee.
The council also expanded its Reconciliation and Contacts Committee with the appointment of Alhaji Mufu Ogunremi, Hon. Adigun Tajudeen Adeniyi, Adesanya Bamidele Solomon and Oladepo Kazeem Adebowale. Maruf Balogun, Hon. Yusuf Adekunle, Hon. Gbadegesin Waheed, Hon. Ajala Abraham and Ajao Tolulope Deborah were added to the Protocol and Accommodation Committee, while Hon. Agbebi Olusola Peter, Azeez Fatai Adedapo and Ogunlola Muka Oladimeji joined the Venue and Stage Committee. Dr. Laolu Adepoju and Mrs. Dupe Temileyi were appointed to the Welfare and Medical Committee, while Pastor Biodun Popoola joined the Security and Traffic Committee.
The campaign council expressed confidence that the expanded structure would strengthen stakeholder engagement, promote wider participation and improve grassroots mobilisation across Oyo State. It reaffirmed its commitment to building an effective campaign organisation capable of reaching communities throughout the state and coordinating activities towards the party’s electoral objectives in 2027. The Friday inauguration is expected to formally commence the work of the expanded committees.
