Oyetola’s candidate Bola Oyebamiji wins Osun APC primary, Omisore absent

The immediate past Chairman of the Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Bola Oyebamiji, has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for next year’s governorship election in Osun State.

Oyebamiji, who has the backing of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, emerged through affirmation by all 1,660 delegates at the party’s primary following a motion moved and supported by two of the governorship aspirants, Kunle Adegoke, SAN, and Babajide Omoworare.

Moving the motion, Adegoke said, “On behalf of the other aspirants of the party, I endorse Asiwaju Oyebamiji as our candidate for the 2026 Osun governorship election coming up in August. This follows the decision of all the aspirants to step down for Asiwaju Oyebamiji to be the party flagbearer in 2026.”

Following the nominations, the Chairman of the primary election committee, Governor Monday Okpebholo, called for a voice vote, which saw the delegates unanimously endorsed Oyebamiji.

By the power conferred on me as Chairman of the primary committee, I hereby declare Bola Oyebamiji, AMBO, as the candidate of our party,” Okpebholo announced.

The primary election was witnessed by the co-chairman of the primary committee, Governor Lucky Ayedatiwa of Ondo State, and other committee members, including Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State, and the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, who stood in for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

However, the immediate past National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Iyiola Omisore, was absent at the governorship primary of the party, held in Osogbo, the state capital, on Saturday.