President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has advised chieftains and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State to close ranks and work together in order to reclaim the state in 2027.

He noted that the state is too important to be missing among the progressive fold.

Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of Power, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, made this assertion during the maiden edition of Lam Adesina annual lecture held in Ibadan, the state capital on Monday.

The event was attended by former governors of Ekiti State, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo and Dr Kayode Fayemi, Senator Teslim Folarin, Senator Abdulfatai Buhari, Chief Iyiola Oladokun, Chief Alake Adeyemo and the APC Chairman in the state, Alhaji Olayide Abas.