THE Oyo State chapter of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has dismissed the reconciliation committee recently inaugurated by the All Progressives Congress (APC), describing the initiative as an exercise that will not resolve the opposition party’s internal challenges ahead of the 2027 general elections.
In a statement issued on by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Amubode Oluwatosin, the APM said the APC was embarking on what it termed a “failed mission,” insisting that the reconciliation effort was “dead on arrival” due to alleged deep-seated divisions within the party.
Amubode alleged that the camp of the APC governorship candidate, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, was operating a “winner-takes-all” approach and lacked the willingness to accommodate aggrieved stakeholders and party loyalists.
He further claimed that appointments into key political offices, including positions such as Secretary to the State Government, commissioners, special advisers and local government chairmen, had allegedly been discussed among leaders within Alli’s political camp despite the 2027 governorship election still being some distance away.
According to the APM spokesman, genuine progressives within the APC would not be persuaded by the reconciliation move, adding that dissatisfied members would resist what he described as political manipulation.
Amubode also questioned the appointment of former Senator Olufemi Lanlehin as co-chairman of the reconciliation committee, arguing that he had previously led a similar assignment before the 2023 general elections without achieving the desired outcome.
He alleged that Lanlehin headed the committee established to address disputes arising from the APC’s congresses and primaries ahead of the 2023 elections, but that the exercise failed to unite the party and instead deepened internal divisions.
According to him, reappointing Lanlehin to head another reconciliation effort would produce a similar outcome and could further weaken the APC’s prospects in the 2027 elections.
“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 said.
He maintained that the committee lacked the capacity to address the party’s longstanding grievances, promote harmony among stakeholders and foster the unity required to prepare the APC for future elections.
