2027: Yilwatda begins 2-day official visit to Oyo

The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Professor  Nentawe Goshwe Yiltwatda will Thursday commission the campaign office of the party’s governorship candidate, Senator Sarafadeen Alli in Ibadan.

The Oyo state APC in a statement Wednesday said the commissioning of the office located at Dandaru area of Ibadan is part of the activities lined up for the two-day official visit of Prof Yiltwatda  to the state.

During the visit, the APC national chairman is expected to meet with the APC stakeholders, the governorship aspirants and other relevant figures in the party.

Professor Yiltwatda is also expected to pay a courtesy visit on the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja.

The governorship candidate of the party, Senator Sarafadeen Alli, said the visit is “timely, significant and a major boost to the ongoing efforts to strengthen the party ahead of the 2027 general elections.”

Senator Alli in a statement said the presence of the national chairman in Oyo state demonstrates the commitment of the APC national leadership to building a united, disciplined and formidable party capable of reclaiming the state in 2027.

He stated t  that: “Oyo APC remains determined to put every internal disagreement behind it and concentrate its energy on the larger objective of rescuing the state from what he described as years of poor governance, political betrayal and administrative shortcomings.

“I warmly welcome our National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, to the historic and politically significant Oyo State. His visit is a demonstration that the national leadership of our great party is deeply concerned about the progress, unity and electoral fortunes of APC in the state.”