The All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted the immediate past Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority, Bola Oyebamiji, as its consensus candidate for the forthcoming Osun State governorship election.
Oyebamiji’s emergence was confirmed on Saturday at the party’s governorship primary held within the premises of Ebunoluwa Group of Schools, Osogbo, where party leaders and delegates converged to determine the APC flagbearer.
The decision followed a motion jointly moved by two aspirants, Kunle Adegoke (SAN) and Senator Babajide Omoworare, urging the party to adopt Oyebamiji through consensus. The motion was subjected to a voice vote by the Chairman of the APC Governorship Primary Committee and Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, and was overwhelmingly endorsed by party members present.
Declaring the outcome, Okpebholo announced:
“By the power conferred on me, I present to you Bola Oyebamiji as the governorship candidate of our party.”
The primary election was conducted amid tight security and high anticipation, with Okpebholo earlier indicating that the process would be concluded by affirmation. He arrived at the venue alongside the committee’s co-chairman, Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as well as other members of the committee, including Nasarawa State
Governor Abdullahi Sule, Dr Obafemi Hamzat representing the Lagos State Governor, and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello.Ahead of the primary, 1,660 delegates were cleared to participate in the selection of the party’s candidate for the election scheduled for December 13.
Behind the scenes, strong indications had emerged that the APC aspirants had agreed to rally behind a single candidate following a late-night meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. The meeting reportedly paved the way for unity within the party and the adoption of a consensus arrangement.
Adding weight to the decision, former APC National Secretary Senator Iyiola Omisore publicly endorsed the consensus option, stating that he accepted the party’s resolution in deference to President Tinubu’s guidance. Omisore was among the aspirants earlier disqualified by the party’s screening committee over alleged breaches of party and electoral guidelines.
With Oyebamiji now confirmed as the APC flagbearer, attention is expected to shift to campaign preparations as the party seeks to reclaim Osun State in the 2026 governorship race.
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