2026: Omisore Tackles APC Leaders, Rejects Consensus, Zoning
Former deputy governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has declared that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress ahead of the 2026 governorship election would not emerge through a consensus arrangement.
Omisore, who is one of the aspirants for the APC governorship ticket, made the declaration on Monday while addressing journalists after submitting his Expression of Interest and Nomination Forms.
The APC has scheduled December 13 for the party’s primary to pick its candidate.
Omisore argued that with nine aspirants already in the race, the Electoral Act makes recourse to a consensus arrangement impossible.
He said: “As of today, we have nine aspirants. Consensus is not on the table. Whoever emerges through the set process becomes the party’s candidate.”
The immediate national secretary of the party, who is from Osun East Senatorial District, also dismissed speculation that the APC leadership have settled for a certain aspirant from Osun West.
He maintained that “every zone in the state has produced a governor.
“Osun has never been governed based on zoning. Every zone has had its turn. These speculations are social media stunts.”
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