The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State has introduced Alhaji Moshood Abas as its new appearing chairman to fill the vacuum created by the demise of Isaac Omodewu who, till final month, was the chairman of the celebration within the state.
Abas was, till his announcement because the appearing chairman, the deputy state chairman of the Oyo APC.
These disclosures had been made in assertion issued on Monday, September 16, 2024, by the Oyo APC Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, and made obtainable to journalists in Ibadan.
He was elected alongside the late Omodewu and different members of the state government committee of the celebration within the final state congress of the celebration, held in October 2021, on the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Oke-Ado, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
The assertion mentioned the announcement of Abas because the appearing chairman adopted his ratification by all of the state government committee members, at an emergency assembly, held on Monday, September 16, on the APC state’s secretariat in Oke-Ado, Ibadan.
The assertion learn: “Following the transition of our former state chairman, Barr. Isaac Omodewu, the Structure of our nice celebration has positioned on us an onus to fill the vacuum by elevating the Deputy State Chairman to the put up of Performing Chairman, and that is precisely what the State Govt Committee did at an emergency assembly earlier in the present day. The brand new appearing chairman belongs to the class of the leaders of the progressives with an intimidating monitor file of service as an expert and a politician.
“Alhaji Abas, a licensed pharmacist, began his lively political provider with the defunct Unity Social gathering of Nigeria (UPN) within the 70s, and he was a direct trainee beneath the late Uncle Bola Ige.
“In 1991, he emerged the Govt Chairman of the outdated Ifeloju Native Authorities Space (which was later break up into Ibarapa Central and Ibarapa North Native Authorities Councils.
“He was additionally appointed the Chairman, Oyo State Hospital Administration Board through the first time period of the late Senator Abiola Ajimobi.
“As well as, he held numerous celebration positions on the state stage between 2004 and 2009 beneath the defunct Motion Congress (AC) and Motion Congress of Nigeria (ACN).”