APC convention: Oyo deserves highest position zoned to south-west, says Dapo Lam-Adesina

Dapo Lam-Adesina, a former member of the house of representatives, says the Oyo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) deserves the highest position zoned to the south-west by the ruling party.

Earlier in the month, the leadership of the APC had released its zonal formula ahead of its national elective convention fixed for March 26.

The position of the national secretary, national youth leader and national vice-chairman were zoned to the south-west.

In a statement on Wednesday in Ibadan, Lam-Adesina said Oyo deserves the slot in order to put the party in good position ahead of the 2023 elections.

“With due respect to our leaders in the south-west, I want to implore them to allow justice and fairness to prevail in the selection of those who will fill national leadership positions of our party during next Saturday’s convention,” Lam-Adesina said.

“When Ekiti didn’t have an APC governor, all the leaders unanimously zoned the party’s deputy national chairman (south) to the state. It was the highest position zoned to the south-west.

“Also, Ondo, Ekiti’s neighbour, got the national vice-chairmanship slot which should have gone to either Lagos/Ogun or Oyo/Osun zone. H.E (Chief) Segun Oni was deputy national chairman while Chief Pius Akinyelure was national vice-chairman.

“When Chief Segun Oni resigned, former governor H.E Niyi Adebayo replaced him, despite the fact that Ekiti had won the 2018 election. Chief Pius Akinyelure was replaced by his kinsman — Chief Kole Oluwajana.

“I have taken time to remind us about all this in order to let our leaders see reason why Oyo should be allowed to take the highest position zoned to the south west. We are working on winning the 2023 election in Oyo and having a top position zoned to us will put us in good stead.”

Lam-Adesina, who represented Ibadan North East/South East federal constituency between 2015 and 2019, asked the governors in the south-west region to team up and make sure Oyo, which is the only state without an APC administration in the zone, gets the slot.