Indications emerged on Friday the All Progressive Congress and Zenith Labour Party in Oyo state may have begun merger talks ahead of the 2023 general elections.
The 2019 governorship candidate of ZLP, Sharafadeen Alli, led a team of Ladoja’s loyalists to the meeting, which was attended by notable leaders of APC and ZLP.The ZLP team members also included former Oyo Speaker Adeolu Adeleke; Mr Bimbo Adepoju; Mr Waheed Amanda and K.K. Raji. “The ZLP symbolises by the Ladoja group and the APC led by our own party chairman, Chief Akin Oke, are here for deliberation and consultation. That is why we are here.”Asked to comment on the outcome of the meeting, Ohu stated: “It was a nice one. We are looking at the possibility of working together as politicians that we have been in Oyo State. The faces are not new. We know ourselves.
When asked why Alao-Akala and Ladoja were absent at the meeting, he said: “The meeting is not about Alao-Akala and Ladoja. The meeting is about the APC as a party, which happens to have former Governor Alao-Akala as a member and ZLP, which happens to have former Governor Ladoja as a member. He said: “We are in the period of consultations. So, we came together to consult on the political future of the two political parties.
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