2027: ONDO APC LAUNCHES RECONCILIATION DRIVE ACROSS 18 LGAS
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By ‘Balogun Ibrahim
AKURE — Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Ondo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has announced plans to establish nine-member reconciliation committees across the state’s 18 local government areas.
The Chairman of the APC Reconciliation Committee, Prince Biyi Poroye, disclosed this in Akure during a meeting with local government chairmen and other party stakeholders.
Poroye said each committee would comprise nine members and focus on strengthening reconciliation at the grassroots while addressing grievances among party members.
He explained that the state reconciliation committee was inaugurated by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa following disagreements that emerged from the party’s state and National Assembly primaries.
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According to him, the reconciliation initiative goes beyond preparations for the 2027 elections, as it is also aimed at rebuilding unity, discipline and inclusiveness within the party.
“Reconciliation is about changing mindsets. There is nothing to share in losing,” Poroye said.
He disclosed that the committee had received complaints, including allegations that the governor was not sufficiently involving party members in appointments.
Poroye said the reconciliation process was designed to reduce internal attacks and prevent the emergence of factions within the party.
“We are shortchanging ourselves if we keep fighting one another. If you contest and the party changes your name, it should not be the end of life. We are appealing to our members that reconciliation is possible,” he said.
The Chief of Staff to the governor, Olusegun Omojuwa, commended Aiyedatiwa for supporting the reconciliation initiative, saying extending the process to the grassroots would further strengthen the party.
“I want to thank the Governor of Ondo State for believing in peace. This is what can really move our state forward,” Omojuwa said.
He urged party members and leaders to cooperate with the reconciliation committee, noting that establishing committees across the local government areas would help deepen the process.
The Chairman of Idanre Local Government, Smart Omotadowa, described grassroots unity as essential to the success of the initiative and urged party members to support APC candidates in the 2027 elections.
“The best way to make the reconciliation process work is to take it to the grassroots level. There is no way we can have it better than to work in unity,” he said.
Omotadowa called on APC members across the 18 local government areas to work together and support the party’s candidates ahead of the 2027 elections.
A member of the committee, Erelu Mudupola Martins, warned that unresolved grievances could affect the party, stressing the need for members to unite.
“There is no second in any election. We can’t afford to lose any position to the opposition,” Martins said.
She urged party members to support the reconciliation initiative and ensure that the process extended to loyalists at the grassroots.
Martins called on members to “come together and close ranks” ahead of the 2027 elections.
She also said the APC was seeking to improve on its 2023 performance, noting that the party secured 68 per cent for President Bola Tinubu in the state in 2023 and expressing an intention to exceed that figure in 2027.
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