A former member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Governing Board and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Oyo State, Prince Oyekunle Oyewumi, has been appointed to the party’s National Campaign Council for the upcoming Osun State governorship election.
The campaign council is chaired by the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma, and comprises prominent APC leaders from across the country tasked with coordinating the party’s campaign ahead of the election.
Several notable APC figures from Oyo State were also named to the council, including the Minister of Power, Chief Joseph Tegbe; Chairman of the National Revenue Service (NRS), Mr. Zacch Adedeji; former Minister of Youth Development and ex-Presidential Media Aide, Chief Sunday Dare; former Deputy Governor of Oyo State and APC state chairman, Chief Moses Adeyemo; the APC’s 2027 governorship candidate in Oyo State, Senator Sarafadeen Alli; Senator Yunus Akintunde; Mrs. Tolulope Akande-Sadipe; Hon. Wasiu Alli; and Barrister Ibrahim Lawal.
Oyewumi, who previously served as Special Adviser to the Oyo State Governor on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and was a member of the APC Presidential Campaign Council during the 2023 general elections, has held several leadership positions at both the national and state levels within the party.
In his new role, he will serve on the Committee on Mobilisation of Special Interest (Persons with Disabilities), which is chaired by the Governor of Niger State, Umar Bago, with Aare Durotolu Bankole serving as secretary.