Oyo 2027: Alli meets Tinubu in Lagos + Photos

Senator Sharafadeen Alli, who represents Oyo South Senatorial District and is a prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant, on Monday met with President Bola Tinubu at his private residence in Ikoyi, Lagos.

The visit occurred while President Tinubu was in Lagos for his Easter break.

The meeting has fueled intense speculation within Oyo State regarding the 2027 governorship election, with some reports suggesting Senator Alli is being positioned as a consensus candidate for the party.

Though specific details of their discussion remain undisclosed, it is widely viewed as a strategic courtesy call.

The senator and two other High Chiefs, Bolaji Adewoyin and Kola Babalola, were also reported to have been promoted by the Oyo State Government to crown-wearing Obas in Ibadanland.

Alli’s visit to Tinubu is among a series of high-profile political engagements for the President during his Easter break in Lagos.

His visit to the President came a few hours after a stakeholders meeting by Oyo APC leaders at the Lagos residence of late former Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, at the behest of his wife and Ambassador to Austria designate, Florence Ajimobi.

Those in attendance included the APC’s 2023 governorship candidate, Teslim Folarin; former deputy governor, Rauf Olaniyan; and senators representing Oyo North and South, AbdulFatai Buhari and Sharafadeen Alli.

Other notable participants were the Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu; former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (Ibadan branch), Akeem Agbaje; House of Representatives member, Remi Oseni; party leader Fatai Ibikunle; APC State Chairman Moses Adeyemo; and chieftain Idris Adeoye.

Additional attendees included Kolapo Kola-Daisi, Seyi Adisa, Afeez Bolaji Repete, Idris Ajimobi, and Bolaji Tunji, among others.