Ahead of the 29th December, 2026 local government election in Oyo State, Ibadan North West chapter of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) has formally unveiled its candidates for the poll with Alh. Ganiyu Omotosho as the chairmanship candidate.
The party at its well-attended monthly meeting on Friday presented Alh. Ganiyu Omotoso Abiodun and Daud Oladele as its main and deputy candidates for the chairmanship respectively to the members.
At a carnival-like gathering which was also used to receive hundreds of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defectors and members of Boye Nation, Mr. Kazeem Fantola, the party chairman commended the members for the concerted-spirited efforts geared in winning more souls for the APM’s evangelism at the grassroots.
Hon. Rahamon Olanrewaju Adepoju, the chairman of the council administration in his address congratulated the decampees for seeing the light and climbing on the bandwagon, saying the sterling performance of Seyi Makinde’s administration has made many right thinking political gladiators switch to the ruling party.
The leader of the party, Dr. Aderemi Ayodele implored the members and supporters to buckle down to the door to door propagation of all the candidates from the grassroots to the apex level asserting that Seyi Makinde’s presidential mission was a divine agenda which has been gaining wider acceptance across the country.
Addressing the ecstatic members on behalf of his fellow standbearers, the candidate for the chairmanship and incumbent vice chairman of the council, Ganiyu Omotoso expressly thanked the leadership of the party for the sacrifice made in fostering peace and cohesion among the various blocks.
He applauded his boss, Adepoju for the quality leadership offered him and understanding showed towards their harmonious working relationship at the helm of the council administration in the last six years saying the brotherhood had better prepared him to carrying-on with the governance and raise the bar for a better service delivery to the people.
Omotoso assured the people of the area of purposeful governance with the continuity of APM’s administration through the Omituntun 3.0 pledging that the emergence of Gbolahan Ibikunle, Dr. Akin Fagbemi, Hon. Sikiru Olajide and Governor Seyi Makinde as Oyo State Assembly Member, National Assembly members and president of the country separately would ensure the desired prosperity for all and sundry being entangled with poverty by APC-Tinubu led government.
Among the candidates unveiled for the councilorship are Mrs. Folashade Iyiola, Sarafadeen Adesina, Wasiu Mudashir, Abideen Adebisi, Lukman Arokoti and others across the eleven wards of the municipality.
