Four of the six aggrieved governorship aspirants in the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo under the G6 bloc have resolved to lay aside their differences and work for the party’s candidate, Sen. Sharafadeen Alli, in the 2027 election.
The resolution was announced by Sen. Olufemi Lanlehin, Chairman of the Governorship Aspirants Reconciliation Committee, at a news conference on Sunday in Ibadan.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the committee was constituted by the APC in the aftermath of the governorship primary in Oyo State which produced Alli as the party’s candidate for the 2027 election.
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NAN reports that the meeting also produced a communique signed by the committee and the aspirants.
Lanlehin said the reconciliation was necessary because the party could not afford to go into the 2027 elections divided.
He noted that eleven aspirants contested the APC governorship primary, and at the end of the process, Alli emerged as the party’s flag bearer.
According to him, while some aspirants had reservations about the process and outcome, the larger responsibility now is to build the party and win the confidence of the people of Oyo State.
He said that was the mandate of the Governorship Aspirants’ Reconciliation Committee, as well as the National Assembly and State Assembly reconciliation committees set up by the party.
The former senator disclosed that after a series of engagements, four aspirants agreed to put the contest behind them.
“They are former Deputy Governor Rauf Aderemi Olaniyan; Mr Oyedele Hakeem-Alao; Prince Musbau Asatola-Asanike; and Dr Ololade Bakare,” he said.
“The decision of the aspirants represents a victory for collective interest over individual ambition,…
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