Seven governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have withdrawn from the race to rally behind Bola Oyebamiji as the party’s consensus candidate ahead of the upcoming primary.
Their decision followed a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, convened to ease internal tensions and reduce the number of contestants before the primary election.
Aspirants Step Aside
Those who stepped down include:
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Former Deputy Governor Benedict Olugboyega Alabi
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Dotun Babayemi
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Akin Ogunbiyi
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Senator Babajide Omoworare
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Kunle Adegoke (SAN)
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Babatunde Haketer Oralusi
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Mulikat Abiola Jimoh
However, Senator Iyiola Omisore, who has been vocal about his disqualification from the race, did not attend the meeting. He earlier dismissed the screening panel’s decision as “a joke taken too far.”
Delegate Count Ahead of Primary
The APC primary election is scheduled for Saturday, December 13, 2025.
As part of the preparations, the party on Tuesday elected 1,660 delegates across the state.
Addressing journalists at the APC secretariat in Osogbo, the Chairman of the Osun State Gubernatorial Congress Delegate Committee, Engr. Shehu Dange, confirmed that each of the 332 wards produced five delegates.
