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Uneasy Calm In Osun APC As Oyetola’s Son Joins Senatorial Race

Uneasy Calm In Osun APC As Oyetola’s Son Joins Senatorial Race
  • PublishedMay 3, 2026

Femi Oyetola, the son of the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola has joined the Osun Central Senatorial race.

The son of the former governor of the state received the nomination and expression of interest form bought for him by his friends and political allies on Sunday.

The forms were officially presented to Oyetola in Osogbo by Kehinde Ayantunji, a former Senior Special Assistant on Student Affairs and Social Mobilisation, who represented the group.

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OSUN DEFENDER gathered that the announcement has unsettled the camp of the incumbent Senator, Olubiyi Fadeyi and a former gubernatorial aspirant, Mr Kunle Adegoke SAN who has also declared interest in the seat.

Party insiders said the move might further within the reported division within the APC in Osun State barely three months into the August 15 gubernatorial election

 

More details later….