Oluyole Fed Constituency APM unveils Door-to-Door Campaign Council, sets for 2027 campaign flag-off Friday

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Oluyole Federal Constituency, Oyo State, has unveiled its Door-to-Door Campaign Council ahead of the 2027 general elections, with the campaign’s formal flag-off scheduled for Friday.

The council, which comprises party leaders, former public office holders, political stakeholders and grassroots mobilisers, has been saddled with the task of coordinating the party’s mobilisation and engagement efforts across the constituency’s 10 wards.

The formal unveiling of the campaign council held on Wednesday at the Oluyole Multipurpose Hall, New Garage, Ibadan.

The structure of the campaign council is designed to strengthen the party’s grassroots presence, deepen engagement with residents and ensure effective coordination of its campaign activities ahead of the elections.

Former Commissioner, Dr Gbola Adetunji, who is the APM overall leader in Oluyole and ex member of the federal house of representatives, Hon. Depo Oyedokun, will oversee activities of the council.

Alhaji Saheed Akande, popularly known as Omo Owo, has been appointed Director-General of the campaign council. He will be assisted by Hon. Wahab Kazeem LASKAZ and Hon. Muhiydeen Adegoke Igbin as Deputy Directors-General.

Other principal officers include Hon. Kunle Ogunranti as Secretary and Olawale Olatinwo as Assistant Secretary.

In the area of youth mobilisation and engagement, Alhaji Moruf Oladapo and Hon. Akeula have been appointed Directors of Youth Mobilisation and Youth Engagement respectively.

Adekunle Olanike and Hon. Olawumi Aduke will oversee women’s mobilisation and engagement, while Alhaji Babatunde Adetunji and Alhaji Aminu Aresa (Baba Alagunmi Agbaye) will serve as Director and Deputy Director of Finance respectively.

The council also appointed Hon. Taofeek Azeez as Director of Stakeholders’ Engagement; Hon. Okedeji Abdulahi Abiodun as Director of Strategic Planning; Comrade Tunji Adeoye as Director of Logistics; and Hon. Moruf Adebayo and Bashiru Olaide as Directors of Protocol I and II.

Comrade Dare Ogunremi will oversee Security and Intelligence, while Mogaji Abdulganiyu Abdulateef, Hon. Adekoya Basirat Adenike and Olakunle Olanrewaju will coordinate grassroots engagement.

Hon. Rasaq Babalola and Hon. Isiah Taiwo have been named Directors of Mobilisation and Interfaith Relations, while Ademola Lawal and Hon. Olayiwola Rahmon Kolawole will serve as Director and Deputy Director of Election Planning.

For the media and communications, Western Mirror Publisher; Mr Henry Odeh has been appointed as the Media Consultant for the 2027 elections while Bashorun Abiodun Adeniji was named Director of Strategic Communications.

Mr Qudus Omoola will head New Media, while Habeeb Onihantu, Hon. Jelili Adeleke and Abiola Ajumobi will serve as Directors of Media II, III and IV respectively.

At the ward level, the campaign council has also appointed commanders across the constituency’s 10 wards to drive its grassroots mobilisation and ensure effective communication between the campaign leadership and voters.

The Ward 1 commanders are Raheem Musa Adeeyo, Adebayo Saka and Ojo Olayiwola; Ward 2 has Adesina Dele, Olupitan Dele and Afeez Ayilara; while Rasaki Dauda Ajisafe, Moses Ojo and Azeez Iyabo will coordinate activities in Ward 3.

For Ward 4, the appointed commanders are Ayoola Saheed Adekunle, Kazeem Okunola and Agboola Serifat. Ward 5 will be coordinated by Tijani Wasiu, Ibukun Kolawole and Nuru Oyebamiji.

Muili Babatunde and Sikiru Anwo have been assigned to Ward 6, while Ademola Dauda, Bamitale Toheeb, Raji Mojeed and Sulaiman Kuburat will oversee Ward 7.

In Ward 8, the commanders are Odeleke Wasiu, Nurudeen Adesola and Serah Ajayi. Seyi Moses and Muideen Oropo will coordinate Ward 9, while Hammed Yusuf Adewale, Ojelade Wasiu and Adarabioyo Kemi will lead mobilisation activities in Ward 10.

The council further stated that all local government appointees from the respective wards would be part of the campaign structure, a move expected to strengthen coordination and expand its reach across communities.

Speaking on the responsibility before members, the APM overall leader in Oluyole, Dr Adetunji, urged the newly inaugurated campaign leadership and other stakeholders to embrace unity, commitment and collective responsibility in pursuing the party’s political objectives.

He stressed that the task ahead should not be treated as an individual assignment but as a collective undertaking requiring the dedication and cooperation of every member.

Adetunji charged members to remain focused and work tirelessly towards securing victory for all APM candidates, noting that the success of the party’s candidates across the various elective positions would be central to achieving the shared aspirations of the political movement.

He maintained that electoral success could only be secured through genuine teamwork, discipline and a common sense of purpose, urging members to put aside personal interests and work towards the overall success of the party.

In his brief remarks, the APM House of Reps candidate for Oluyole federal constituency, Engr. Akeem Olatunji charged the campaign council to immediately hit the ground running.

While expressing confidence in the leadership of the campaign council, Olatunji called for cohesion and unity of purpose and urged members to work as unit not a disjointed group.

He reaffirmed unity in Oluyole federal constituency insisting that the era of fictionalized party is gone. He cautioned against conduct or behavior capable of creating division within the party, while assuring that nobody will be left behind on the 2027 election project.

The APM candidates contesting the 2026 local government election and 2027 general elections are Hon. Olaide Settle (chairmanship of Oluyole local government), Engr. Akeem Olatunji (Federal House of Reps), and Hon. Waheed Akintayo (Oyo state House of Assembly).