Dapo Lam-Adesina, a former member of the house of representatives, has commended the peaceful conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) congress in Oyo state.
The party on Tuesday elected Moses Adeyemo, a former deputy governor of the state, as its chairman.
Adeyemo, who hails from Igboho in Oorelope local government area, served as deputy governor under the late Abiola Ajimobi from 2011 to 2019.
In a statement issued by his media office on Thursday, Lam-Adesina described the orderly conduct of the congresses across wards, local government areas, and the state as a positive signal that the APC in Oyo is prepared for the 2027 elections.
He said Adeyemo’s emergence as chairman through a consensus arrangement reflects unity within the party and positions the APC strongly ahead of the polls.
Lam-Adesina described the new chairman as a unifying figure capable of strengthening the party.
“Congratulations to our dear father and the new chairman of the APC in Oyo state. His emergence is, without doubt, the dawn of a new era for the party,” he said.
“He is bringing his years of political and administrative experience to lead the party to victory next year.”
Lam-Adesina added that the party is determined to reclaim the state from the opposition.
“This is the time for us to take the state back from the opposition, and we are ready to do that with the new chairman and his executives in front of us,” he said.
According to the APC’s adjusted 2026 schedule of nationwide congresses, national convention and related activities signed by Sulaiman Argungu, the party’s national organising secretary, appeals arising from the congresses will be heard on March 4.
The schedule shows that the purchase and submission of forms for the zonal congresses and national convention will take place between March 13 and March 16.
The party also fixed March 23 for the inauguration of zonal congress screening committees, zonal congress appeal committees, and national convention screening committees.
