‘Same Lanlehin, Same Result’ — Oyo APM Slams APC Panel

..Says Winner-Takes-All’ APC Can’t Reconcile 

The Oyo State chapter of the Allied Peoples Movement, APM, has dismissed the reconciliation committee recently inaugurated by the All Progressives Congress, APC, describing it as a “failed mission” that will not resolve the party’s internal crisis ahead of the 2027 general elections.

In a statement on Sunday, APM Publicity Secretary Amubode Oluwatosin said the reconciliation effort was “dead on arrival” due to what he described entrenched divisions within the opposition party.

Amubode alleged that the camp of APC governorship candidate Sen. Sharafadeen Alli operates a “winner-takes-all” approach and is unwilling to accommodate aggrieved stakeholders and loyalists.

He further claimed that appointments to key political offices, including secretary to the state government, commissioner, special adviser and local government chairman positions, had already been shared among leaders in Alli’s camp, despite the 2027 governorship election still being years away.

“Genuine progressives within the APC will not be persuaded by this reconciliation move,” Amubode said. “Dissatisfied members will resist what is clearly political manipulation.”

The APM spokesman also questioned the appointment of former Sen. Olufemi Lanlehin as co-chairman of the committee, saying he led a similar assignment before the 2023 general elections without success.

According to him, Lanlehin headed the committee set up to resolve disputes arising from APC congresses and primaries ahead of the 2023 polls, but the exercise failed to unite the party and instead deepened divisions.

“Reappointing Lanlehin to head another reconciliation effort will produce the same outcome and could further weaken the APC’s chances in 2027,” he said.

“The Oyo APC is on a failed mission again. The reconciliation committee co-chaired by Olufemi Lanlehin and Taoheed Adedoja will fail woefully, just as it did in 2023,” Amubode stated.

He added that the committee lacks the capacity to address the party’s long-standing grievances, promote harmony among stakeholders, or foster the unity needed to prepare the APC for future elections.