Derin Adebiyi elected Ogun APC chairman
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in his acceptance speech adebiyi said his executive council would ensure politics of inclusion and work to ensure victory for the party in 2019 general elections1 chief derin adebiyi the senior special adviser to governor ibikunle amosun on political affairs is the new chairman of the state executives of the all progressives congress apc in ogun1 a former media aide to former gov. olusegun osoba wole elegbede equally emerged as the publicity secretary1 the chairman of the congress committee rev. peter obadan announced the result at the conclusion of the exercise1 he disclosed that a total of 1749 delegates from 20 local governments in the state were accredited and participated in the congress1 obadan who described the election as peaceful said out of the total votes cast 18 were voided just as he commended the party members for giving good account of themselves1 in a peaceful exercise former chairman of the all nigeria peoples party anpp bashiru fadayiro and patrick ogunde emerged deputy chairman and secretary respectively1 adebiyi who assured that the new exco would obey the national leadership of the party also said the party will be firm and not tolerate indiscipline declaring era of indiscipline is gone in ogun apc1 he noted that the peaceful conduct of the congress was a reflection of outstanding leadership of gov. amosun adding that the party will continue to follow the leadership style of the governor1 in his remark amosun commended the former executives for their hard-work endurance and sacrifice1 he urged the new executive committee members to continue working towards making the party formidable ahead of next years general elections1 earlier a governorship aspirant in the party jimi lawal in a chat with journalists expressed confidence that the congress would produce capable hands to steer the party to success in 20191