PRESS STATEMENT
APC UK Leicestershire Comes on Board
The All Progressives Congress (APC) UK Chapter has formally inaugurated the APC UK Leicestershire Branch, strengthening the party’s political structure and diaspora mobilisation ahead of the 2027 general elections. The inauguration, held on 29 August 2026 at Beaumont Leys, Leicester, attracted APC leaders, members and supporters from across the United Kingdom and the wider diaspora.
The chairman of APC UK and the APC Committee of Diaspora Chairmen (APC-CDC), Hon. Tunde Doherty, described the party’s constitution as the foundation of its unity, discipline and political activities. Citing Articles 9 and 12, he charged the new executives and members with embracing the ideals of the APC and actively participating in the party’s 2027 campaign and mobilisation efforts.
Distinguished guests delivered goodwill messages, encouraging members to take an active role in the party and maintain strong links with APC activities back home in Nigeria.
Hon. Waheed Masha, APC Chairman in Atlanta, USA, congratulated the newly inaugurated executives and urged them to take the message and achievements of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Renewed Hope Agenda to Nigerians and the wider world.
Other leaders who delivered goodwill messages included Hon. Gbenla Adebayo, Chairman of the APC Oyo State Caucus; Hon. Akeem Bolarinwa, Deputy Chairman, APC Birmingham & Walsall; Dr Ade Sonola, Deputy Chairman, APC Coventry; and Prince Fola Olagbegi, the Chairman of APC Peterborough & Cambridgeshire.
Dr. Suleiman Suleiman of APC Manchester also encouraged the new executives to broaden the party’s membership and ensure greater participation from people of Northern extraction.
APC UK executives present included Hon. Muyiwa Adesua, Deputy Chairman South; Hon. Ayokunle Agunbiade, Deputy Secretary; and Hon. Akin Williams, Deputy Publicity Secretary.
The newly inaugurated APC UK Leicestershire Executives
1. Otunba Olanrewaju Badmus – Chairman
2. Hon. Julius Ajayi – Deputy Chairman
3. Hon. Oladele Okubanjo – Secretary
4. Ladi Ali – Deputy Secretary
5. Hon. Gladys Iyere – woman leader
6. Hon. Henry Ayanmele – Youth Leader
7. Hajia Kehinde Atolagbe – Financial Secretary
8. Hon. Taiwo Sowunmi – Treasurer
9. Hon. Olakunle Kazeem – Welfare Officer
The inauguration marks another significant expansion of the APC UK structure, with the new Leicestershire leadership expected to play a key role in grassroots mobilisation, membership growth and the coordination of diaspora support for the APC and the Renewed Hope Agenda ahead of 2027
Cllr Tunde Ajisola
Publicity Secretary, APC UK Chapter
Publicity@apcunitedkingdom.org
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