Abuja, Nigeria — September 30th, 2026.
Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Dr. Wole Oluyede, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate from the June 20, 2026 state governorship election, have officially launched a cross-party coalition to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.
On September 30, 2026, the political figures held a mega-rally in Ado-Ekiti under the banner of a new support group called the Oluyede Progressive Alliance for Renewed Hope Agenda (OPARHA).
A new cross-party political alliance named the Oluyede Progressive Alliance for Renewed Hope Agenda (OPARHA) was launched.
The initiative is a joint mobilisation movement led by Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji (APC) and former PDP governorship candidate Dr. Wole Oluyede to secure grassroots support and deliver 90% of Ekiti State’s votes for President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.
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The primary purpose of the mobilization is to secure a decisive victory for President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election by uniting political forces across party lines in Ekiti State. Specific objectives include achieving a 90 percent vote target, establishing grassroots structures across all local government areas, uniting rival factions from the APC and PDP, and securing federal development priorities.
Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji emphasized cross-party unity between the APC and PDP in support of President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election. He praised former rival Dr. Wole Oluyede for putting aside partisan interests and cited substantial federal infrastructural support as the foundation for urging a landslide victory of 900,000 votes for the President.
Dr. Wole Oluyede emphasized that state development must transcend partisan politics while rallying support for President Tinubu’s 2027 re-election in Ekiti State. He affirmed a commitment to securing a 90 percent vote target through grassroots mobilization across all local governments.
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Governor Oyebanji explicitly instructed both APC and PDP supporters to eliminate any local hostility or political friction. The party’s official directive is for members to cooperate seamlessly at the local government and ward levels, framing the coalition as an opportunity to work as “one party and one united family” strictly for the purpose of the 2027 presidential election.
The APC leadership has hailed the joint mobilization as a sign of supreme “political maturity, patriotism, and commitment”. By welcoming Dr. Wole Oluyede and his newly formed Oluyede Progressive Alliance for Renewed Hope Agenda (OPARHA), the APC positions the movement not as a partisan conquest, but as a unified sacrifice toward the shared progress and development of Ekiti State.
The participating PDP wing defends this alliance by framing it as a non-partisan sacrifice for the growth of Ekiti State.
Oluyede maintained that his core loyalty remains with the state’s development. He asserted that after directly meeting with President Bola Tinubu, he received commitments for critical federal infrastructure, making a 90% vote target for the APC president an economic necessity for Ekiti residents.
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While Oluyede is building a bridge toward the APC in Ekiti State, the national opposition landscape is moving in the exact opposite direction. The national leadership of the PDP, led by figures like Tanimu Turaki, has recently aligned with the G-100 alliance—a coalition of 100 opposition stalwarts. Opposition parties, including the PDP, Allied Peoples Movement (APM), and other groups, have explicitly resolved at summits in cities like Ibadan and Abuja to merge their resources and present a single, unified presidential candidate to challenge and defeat President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
The rare cross-party alliance in Ekiti State indicates a significant political shift toward President Tinubu ahead of the 2027 election. By uniting the ruling APC and the main opposition PDP faction, the coalition seeks to eliminate local resistance and secure a unified 90% landslide victory for the President.
By Komolafe Barakah