Oyo 2027: Makinde settles for Adekanbi, to use APM platform, Open Salawu may emerge DG, Alhaja Mulika to join team

Oyo 2027: Makinde settles for Adekambi, to use APM platform, Open Salawu may emerge DG, Alhaja Mulika to join team

Khalid ABRAHAM

Oyo state governor Engr Seyi Makinde has nominated Bimbo Adekambi as his successor in 2027.

This was the outcome of series of meetings by stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in recent times.

It is learnt Adekambi has been endorsed by Governor Makinde however the electoral war would be prosecuted under the Allied Progressives Movement (APM), a relatively unknown party.

ogbomosoinsightonline.com further gathered from authoritative sources that Alhaja Mulika Akande-Adeola, former Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, would join the APM train.

Ogbomoso Insight recalls that Governor Makinde recently visited Hon Akande-Adeola in Abuja, a visit many speculated centred on collaboration on the 2027 election. The two who worked together for the victory of Makinde in 2019 soon parted ways after Makinde began his tenure.

But it is reliably stated that Akande-Adeola would pitch tent with the Makinde’s party again to attain victory for his candidate and others.

This is as it is learnt that the deputy governorship position has been zoned to Ogbomoso and all permutations show that Engr Open Salawu, a functionary in the Makinde government has been settled for barring any last mine change.

Adekanbi served as Commissioner for Finance during the administration of lGovernor Abiola Ajimobi.

All the APM candidates including Adekambi are presently filing nomination forms at Ibadan.