The Councilor representing Ward 8 in Akinyele Local Government, Hon Osuolale kolawole Quadri population, popularly known as Kollypoppy, has congratulated the Executive Chairman of the council, Hon. Wole Akinleye, on his emergence as the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) chairmanship candidate for a second term.Kollypoppy’s congratulatory message followed the unanimous approval of Hon. Akinleye by the party’s leaders and principal executives, a development that paved the way for his emergence as the party’s flagbearer for the forthcoming local government election.Describing the development as a landmark achievement, Kollypoppy noted that Hon. Akinleye had broken the long-standing second-term jinx in Akinyele Local Government…
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In a remarkable display of unity and political maturity, the Executive Chairman of Ibarapa Central Local Government, Hon. Olusola Adeleke has emerged as the consensus Chairmanship Candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) for the forthcoming 2026 Local Government Elections. His emergence followed a unanimous endorsement by the party’s leadership and stakeholders after extensive consultations aimed at strengthening the party and ensuring a united front ahead of the local government polls. The decision was reached during a strategic stakeholders’ meeting held on Sunday at Heritage Resort, Igboora where party leaders unanimously adopted Hon. Adeleke as the party’s standard-bearer in recognition…
The Executive Chairman of Akinyele Local Government, Hon. Akinwole Akinleye, has etched his name into the political history of the council after becoming the first Executive Chairman to secure a second-term ticket, breaking a longstanding jinx that had denied previous occupants of the office the opportunity. The historic affirmation and endorsement took place during the High profile Stakeholders’ Meeting convened by the Executive Governor of Oyo State Engr Seyi Makinde, held at the Local Government Staff Training Hall, Secretariat Ibadan where party leaders, stakeholders, and members unanimously expressed confidence in his leadership and performance. The historic endorsement was officially pronounced…
The Executive Chairman of Ibadan North Local Government, Hon. Oluwaseun Olufade, has emerged as the chairmanship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) for the forthcoming 2026 Local Government Elections, following a consensus arrangement unanimously endorsed by the party’s leadership and stakeholders in the local government. Olufade’s emergence came after extensive consultations among party leaders, who unanimously resolved to adopt him as the party’s standard-bearer in recognition of his leadership qualities, administrative accomplishments, and commitment to grassroots development during his first term in office. The consensus decision, which received the full backing of the APM leadership in Ibadan North, was…
….Threatens to Leave Party if Fadiran EmergedThe Coalition of Stakeholders for SEYI/BIMBO 2027 in Iseyin has rejected the reported second term ambition of the incumbent Chairman of Iseyin Local Government, Hon. Fadiran Rasaq Bisi, alleging that the continued concentration of key political positions in Isalu Ward amounts to marginalisation of other parts of the local government.In a statement issued on Sunday and made available to journalists, the coalition called on Governor Seyi Makinde and the leadership of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) to ensure fairness, equity and inclusiveness in the distribution of political offices, warning that failure to address what…
The Honourable Minister of Power, Joseph Tegbe, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Oloye ’Lekan Alabi, Abese Olubadan of Ibadanland, veteran journalist, and elder statesman, who passed on at the age of 76. In a condolence message, Tegbe, who is an Ibadan Mogaji said: “It is with a heavy heart that I received news of the passing of an icon of culture and a distinguished elder statesman, Oloye ’Lekan Alabi, Abese Olubadan of Ibadanland. “Baba served our dear state and the country meritoriously as Press Secretary to successive governors, and later as pioneer General Manager, Corporate Affairs of…
Leaders and principal executives of Ward 5 in Ibadan North Local Government have unanimously adopted the incumbent councillor, Hon. Ajayi Hammed, as the consensus candidate for the forthcoming local government election following extensive deliberations by the ward leadership.The consensus was reached at a meeting attended by nine leaders and five principal executives of the ward. One of the leaders, who was unable to attend physically, participated virtually.At the conclusion of the meeting, the participants unanimously resolved to return Hon. Ajayi Hammed for a second term in office as the Councillor representing Ward 5.The resolution was formalised through an endorsement document…
Chairmanship aspirants, party executives and critical stakeholders of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Saki West Local Government Area of Oyo State have unanimously adopted Hon. Gbenga Akinola as the party’s consensus chairmanship candidate for the forthcoming local government election.The unanimous decision was reached after extensive consultations and rigorous deliberations among the party’s chairmanship aspirants, ward executives and stakeholders across the local government.According to a resolution jointly signed by the aspirants, executives and stakeholders, all differences were resolved amicably in the overall interest of the party’s unity, cohesion and electoral success.The seven chairmanship aspirants who endorsed the consensus arrangement are…
The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) candidate for Akinyele Constituency II in the Oyo State House of Assembly election, Hon. Olalere Solomon (ERE), has reaffirmed his commitment to grassroots development and the welfare of traders with the donation of solar-powered streetlights and a cash support of ₦250,000 to the Akinyele Market men and women. The donations were made during a visit to Akinyele Market, where the Assembly hopeful met with market leaders and traders in an atmosphere of warmth and appreciation. Addressing the gathering, Hon. Olalere Solomon (ERE) commended the market men and women for their invaluable contributions to the economic…
The off-season governorship election in Osun State, scheduled for August 15, already resembles a state of war. Guns are booming, and deaths are being counted in a place where ideas about good governance ought to be on parade at town-hall meetings and campaign grounds. It is all about the boo ba o pa, boo ba o bu lese brand of dog-eat-dog politics—grabbing, snatching and running away with power rather than persuasion. It’s a wide departure from the everyday notion of politics—“you say your own, I say my own, and life goes on”—the principle that reveals democracy in its simplest and…