Regional News of Wednesday, 8 October 2025

Source: www.mynigeria.com

APC chieftain set to contest Governor Adeleke in 2026 Osun polls

Governor Ademola Adeleke Governor Ademola Adeleke

Former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Iyiola Omisore, has confident of clinching the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2026 Osun State governorship election.

With the governorship election in the state slated for August 8, 2026, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the conduct of the parties’ governorship primaries for between November 24 and December 15, 2025.

Omisore, a chieftain of the APC, indicated that he is confident of clinching 90 per cent of delegates' votes at the primaries.

According to the former lawmaker, who represented Osun East in the Senate between 2003 and 2011, he expected mass public support for APC in the 2026 governorship poll.

“Going forward, I am expecting Osun State people to vote for APC en masse come August 8, 2026.

“This is to show the preparedness of the core APC members in the state, to show how ready we are to ensure that I become the party candidate by God’s grace in December, and to further strengthen the belief of the people in the coming APC government in Osun State.

“APC’s chance in 2026 is 100 per cent. These are volunteers from the nook and cranny of the state, this is just within the party and not the public, this is an internal politics, preparing us for the forthcoming primaries in December,” he said.