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A former Commissioner has emerged as Chairman of the just concluded Oyo APC Congress as new leaders were elected in offices.
Ekohotblog reports that the members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Oyo state have elected new leaders to pilot the affairs of the party as Mr. Ajiboye Omodewu, a former Commissioner for Lands and Housing in the state emerged as Chairman of the party.
It was gathered that Omodewu emerged as the chairman of the party after a motion for the affirmation of the names of the state executive members of the party was moved by a member of the House of Representatives, Dokun Odebunmi and was seconded by a former majority leader of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Kehinde Subair at the congress held at Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Oke-Ado, Ibadan, on Saturday.
Other executive members of the party who emerged at the congress included Alhaji Laide Abass, who emerged as Deputy Chairman; Mojeed Olaoya who emerged as Oyo South Senatorial Chairman; Joshua Oyebamiji who emerged as Oyo Central senatorial chairman; and Tunde Oloyede who emerged as Oyo North senatorial chairman.
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The congress was supervised by the Secretary of the APC state congress committee, Abdullahi Bello with the presence of officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Bello, who is the APC chairman in Kogi State, maintained that a consensus agreement was reached to conduct the congress.
The names of all the executive members were read by the committee and were affirmed by the party members who were present.
Some of the leaders of the party who were present at the congress included Senator Teslim Folarin, Alhaji Yunus Akintunde and Chief Lowo Obisesan.
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