The All Progressives Congress (APC), has re-elected Mr. Isaac Kekemeke as South-West Zonal Chairman.
At the APC South-West Zonal Congress held on Wednesday at Mobolaji Johnson Arena (formerly Onikan Stadium) in Lagos, where Kekemeke alongside seven other zonal exco emerged via consensus arrangements.
Speaking at the event, the Chairman of the Zonal Congress Committee, Mr. Jide Jimoh said that no fewer than 1,398 delegates drawn from all the South-West states including Oyo, Ondo, Osun, Ogun, Ekiti and Lagos, were accredited for the congress.
According to Jimoh, Lagos had 337 accredited delegates, Ondo, 245; Oyo, 243; Osun, 156; Ekiti, 211 and Ogun, 206.
After reeling off the consensus list one by one, the chairman conducted voice votes before affirming the election of each.
He noted that the Zonal Executive members elected unopposed include: Alfred Aluko (Secretary), Ismail Majaro (Legal Adviser), Lateef Ibirogba (Organising Secretary), and Ayobami Afolabi (Publicity Secretary).
Others are: Mrs. Oyetunde Adesanya (Woman Leader), Mr. Daramola Adesuyi (Youth Leader) and Mr. Dayo Ishola (Persons With Disability).
He said, “Our zone has always been a hub of progress in politics. We must hold ourselves together and tight,” the chairman said.
He applauded the delegates for making the congress spectacular, successful and memorable, urging the new exco to move the party forward.
Speaking on behalf of the South-West Governors, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State described the congress as an example for emulation across the country.
Sanwo-Olu, who appreciated all delegates for being ‘extremely patient’, ‘faithful’ and ‘loyal’ to the party, also thanked the committee for organising one of the best elections.
“You’ve shown that this is how we do it in the South-West. You’ve shown that this is the example that needs to be emulated in other parts of the country.
“You’ve seen that this is the Southwestern region of the All Progressive Congress: the best, the most formidable, and the most forward-looking region in the country.
“We say this with our full chest. We say this because we’ve demonstrated it here this afternoon.
“On behalf of our number one delegate, who we’re representing in absentia, President Bola Tinubu, we’ve shown that indeed he has taught us, he has led us, we’ve listened, and we’ve learned from the very best.
“Today, we’ve seen the conduct of a free and fair election. We’ve used the provisions of the 2026 new electoral act and put it into full action here in Lagos,” Sanwo-Olu said.
According to him, APC is a party that stands to follow the rules of engagement, rules that have been laid by the constitution, our party and by the electoral act.
“It’s with great pleasure that I want to thank all of our officials that have conducted this election without rancor, without any ill-feeling, without any omission,” he said.
While congratulating the new zonal party managers, Sanwo-Olu expressed confidence that the team would lead the party to victory in the 2027 elections.
Responding on behalf of the new exco, Kekemeke, who described the congress as historic and epic, being the zone of the President, appreciated the party leaders in the zone for honouring the team with the responsibility of service to the party.
“We’ll do better than we’ve done. We’ll do much better than we’ve ever done in the last four years.
“Our duty in the South-West is to make sure we give our President overwhelming support in 2027.
“We call for everyone’s support, including all our governors in the zone, to ensure that South-West has the highest number of votes for Tinubu in 2027,” Kekemeke said.
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