Former Senate Leader and Oyo State Coordinator of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council,Senator Teslim Folarin, has urged aggrieved party members and stakeholders in the state to reconcile their differences and work together for the party’s success in the 2027 general elections.

Folarin, who was the party’s governorship candidate in 2023 made the appeal during a meeting with members of the Oyo State APC Executive Committee at the party’s secretariat in Oke-Ado, Ibadan, where he stressed the need for unity, discipline and respect for party leadership.

He said the APC needed to put internal disagreements behind it and focus on securing the re-election of President Bola Tinubu and victory for the party’s candidates across the state.

“I am fully committed to the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the success of all APC candidates in Oyo State in the 2027 general elections,” he said.

Folarin, who also serves as the Oyo State Ambassador for Renewed Hope, said reconciliation and inclusiveness were necessary to strengthen the party’s structures and improve its electoral prospects across the state’s 33 local government areas.

In a related development, the former Senate Leader joined the state APC leadership to receive former councillors who served between 2021 and 2024 on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) into the ruling party.

He welcomed the defectors and urged them to work with existing members to strengthen the party’s grassroots support ahead of the elections.
The Oyo APC Chairman, Chief Moses Alake, commended Folarin for his role in promoting reconciliation within the party.

“We appreciate Senator Teslim Folarin for sheathing his sword and embracing peace. Your decision is important to strengthening unity within our party as we prepare for the forthcoming elections,” Alake said.

Folarin also met with local government ambassadors for the Renewed Hope campaign, urging them to intensify grassroots mobilisation and door-to-door campaigns in their respective areas.

He tasked them with engaging voters, communicating the Tinubu administration’s policies and achievements, and working with party executives and other stakeholders to expand the APC’s support base.

As part of efforts to strengthen the state’s presidential campaign structure, Folarin announced the appointment of the following officials: Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle — deputy state Coordinator, Yinka Taiwo — Assistant State Coordinator, Idris Adeoye — director of Budget, Finance and Resource Management, Afeez Bolaji Repete — secretary and Gbenga Olayemi as director of Inter-Party Affairs.

He charged the appointees to discharge their responsibilities with dedication and work towards achieving the party’s electoral objectives.

Folarin reiterated his commitment to working with the state executive committee, party leaders and other stakeholders to build a united and election-ready APC ahead of the 2027 general elections.