Oyo APC confident of 2027 victory as Folarin rallies support for Alli
By Adejayan Gbenga
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has expressed confidence in its chances of winning the 2027 general elections, citing renewed reconciliation efforts among party leaders and stakeholders.
The party’s Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, stated this in a statement issued in Ibadan on Tuesday, saying efforts to resolve internal disagreements had begun to yield positive results ahead of the elections.
Sadare said the APC was targeting at least one million votes for President Bola Tinubu in the presidential election while working to secure victory for all its candidates in the state.
He described the decision of former Senate leader and the party’s 2023 governorship candidate, Senator Teslim Folarin, to mobilise his supporters for the APC as a major boost to its reconciliation efforts. Folarin declared his support for the party’s governorship candidate, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, on Monday after returning to Ibadan from an overseas trip.
According to Sadare, the party’s chances had improved following efforts to restore unity among its members. He credited Tinubu’s intervention with helping to resolve disagreements and persuade aggrieved stakeholders to work towards the party’s success in 2027.
He said the APC had anticipated disagreements following its primaries and established committees comprising prominent stakeholders and credible individuals to drive its reconciliation campaign. He added that the president’s intervention had helped persuade some aggrieved leaders to set aside their differences.
Sadare also expressed confidence in the support of prominent party members, including Folarin, Senator Abdulfatai Buhari and Chief Adebayo Adelabu, saying their involvement had strengthened the APC’s position ahead of the elections.
Despite its optimism, the party said it would sustain its reconciliation efforts to bring all aggrieved members and stakeholders on board. Sadare added that its candidates would continue engaging voters while promoting Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and the Oyo AHEAD Project associated with Alli.
