EXCLUSIVE: Panic in Oyo APC as Leaked Abuja ‘Hijack’ Plot Unmasks Alleged Bribery Scandal
ABUJA — A major political crisis is brewing within the All Progressives Congress (APC) following revelations of a high-stakes clandestine meeting held in Abuja on Monday evening.
While official party channels described the gathering as a “routine consultation” on primary modalities, deep-cover sources have leaked details of a ruthless blueprint allegedly designed to hijack the 2027 Oyo State primary elections.
The plot reportedly centers on the alleged forceful installation of a “pre-approved” list of candidates loyal to Dr. Zacch Adedeji, the Executive Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS).
The most staggering revelation from the sit-down is the alleged introduction of cash inducement.
Sources alleged that Tayo Koleosho, Chief of Staff to the NRS Chairman, arrived at the meeting with the alleged funds intended to secure the “unwavering cooperation” of the Oyo State Working Committee (SWC); the party national Chairman and Secretary respectively.
The financial package reportedly covered luxury accommodations at top Abuja hotels, private jet logistics, and “operational support” to ensure the state executive organ suppresses any internal opposition to the anointed list.
In a move that has already sparked a firestorm among party faithful, only three “favored” aspirants were reportedly permitted into the inner sanctum of the meeting:
Barr. Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli (Governorship)
Senator Yunus Akintunde (Oyo Central)
Hon. Remi Oseni (Oyo South).
The exclusion of other contenders; most notably Chief Adebayo Adelabu and Senator Fatai Buhari has been interpreted by insiders as a declaration of internal war.
Leaked proceedings suggest the group discussed a four-pronged strategy to ensure a “clean sweep” during the primaries: like
Voter Register Cleansing by Strategically removing names of members loyal to rival factions and Deploying “handpicked” supervisors to manage accreditation and results at the grassroots.
Other include claiming the plot has the full backing of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to cow dissenters this leveraging national connections to ensure security agencies overlook “irregularities” in volatile zones.
The meeting was not without drama as Sunday Babalola (State Welfare Officer) and Barrister Aborishade (State Legal Officer) reportedly raised red flags, warning that an imposition of this magnitude would lead to “electoral suicide” and a wave of litigation that could disqualify the party entirely, as seen in previous Zamfara and Rivers scenarios.
However, the resistance was allegedly quelled when Oyo APC Chairman, Chief Alake Adeyemo, emerged from a private session with the National Chairman to inform the committee that the “plan is final” and they must “find a way” to deliver the results.
The meeting revealed a shifting of the guards as a frontline Philantropist and Abuja-based businessman, Alhaji Abdulwasiu Adebisi and another kinsman from Oyo, Engr. Idris Adeoye, a former staunch loyalist of Senator Teslim Folarin, were promised mouth-watering contracts after the election.
Sources claim Adebisi and Adeoye were lured into the Adedeji camp with the promise of a N1 trillion “Renewed Hope” road contract, signaling a massive realignment of the state’s political machinery.
As news of the “Abuja Accord” filters back to Ibadan, the atmosphere is electric with tension. Most dangerously for the conspirators, secret audio recordings of the meeting are said to be in the possession of disgruntled attendees, with threats of a public leak looming.
“What we saw in Abuja was not politics; it was a commercial transaction for the soul of Oyo State,” said an APC National Secretariat source who requested anonymity.
With the “Preferred List” now allegedly in the hands of the NRC Chairman’s inner circle, the party sits on a powder keg. Whether the APC can survive this internal “hijack” or if it will lead to a mass exodus to opposition parties remains the N40 trillion question.
Sources hinted further that “major source of anger within APC circles is the repeated claim that these actions allegedly reflect President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s wishes.
“Several stakeholders insist this is false and misleading, noting that genuine presidential directives would require transparent stakeholder engagement—not secretive bribery meetings. Perhaps most explosively, insiders claim portions of the meeting were secretly recorded and may soon be released publicly.
“Should audio evidence emerge, it could trigger one of the biggest internal scandals in APC’s recent history.”
He raised concern over the integrity of the national chairman and other national executives of the party asking; “Is APC in Oyo preparing for democratic victory—or engineering political self-destruction?”
“As tension rises, party faithfuls await urgent intervention from President Tinubu, APC elders, and security agencies before mistrust, rebellion, and chaos consume the party’s structure in one of Nigeria’s most politically strategic states. If even half of these allegations prove true, Oyo APC may not just be facing a primary crisis—it may be standing on the edge of political implosion” he concluded.
