Nigeria, July 28 -- The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Sharafadeen Alli, has appointed former Akinyele Local Government Area Chairman, Yemi Aderibigbe, as Director-General (DG) of his campaign council ahead of the 2027 governorship election.

The appointment, announced on Tuesday, marks one of the APC's earliest major campaign decisions as the party begins to consolidate its structure for what is expected to be a keenly contested governorship race.

In a statement announcing the appointment, Mr Alli said Mr Aderibigbe who is a lawyer was selected because of his experience in grassroots mobilisation, party organisation and public administration.

He expressed confidence that the former council c...