The All Progressives Congress UK Chapter has elected new leaders in a highly attended congress held on Saturday 1st of April 2023, at Holiday Inn Express® London – Greenwich Hotel.
In a statement signed by the APC United Kingdom Publicity Secretary, Jacob Ogunseye, the convention which started as scheduled, became a melting point as many Progressives members across the United Kingdom and across the world converged to elect the new leaders to be given the responsibility of piloting the affairs of the party’s chapter in the UK. The election was officially observed by a representative of the party’s National Chairman and the National Working Committee from Abuja, Hajia Zainab Abubakar Bello, the Deputy National Women Leader, was officiated by Prof. Gbenga Oduntan of the University of Kent and Chief Olu Alakija.
J. K. Adebola who was previously the Congress Chairman of the Interim National Working Committee of the party, emerge as the chairman of the party, while Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi becomes the Deputy Chairman, Alhaji Dauda Adams, Hajiya Rekiya Abubakar and High Chief Chris Onumonu become the Vice Chairman South West, Vice Chairman North and Vice Chairman South East respectively. Mr. Oluseun Baiyewu emerged as the General Secretary, Mrs Carolyn Onyebuchi Adelakun also emerge to become the Treasurer and Mr. Jacob Ogunseye who has been acting as the Publicity Secretary of the Party retained his position all in consensus.
Prof Adesegun Labinjo, Chairman APC- CDC and Chairman APC-USA
Other members of the new executive are as follows, Otunba Ade Adeshina (Organizing Secretary), Joseph Fadele (Financial Secretary), Hajiya Jamila Zanna Mohammad (Women Leader), Lady Edith Nwachukwu (Welfare Secretary), Mr Olumide Awoyemi (Youth Leader), Rukayat Basharu (Deputy Youth Leader), Barr. Tolu Oluwatuyi (Legal Adviser) and a host of others. In concluding the event the National Deputy Women Leader, Hajiya Zainab Abubakar Bello counselled and urged the newly elected leaders to swing to action immediately and ensure they work together for the success of the party both in the UK and Nigeria in the same vein the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress United States of America Chapter, Prof. Adesegun Labinjo showed his excitement on the event “the time has come to begin the real work of developing our country via the diaspora chapters.” he said
