- APC National Secretary Steps Down From Osun Governorship Race.
- Decision follows consultations with Tinubu and key APC stakeholders statewide.
- Thirteen aspirants remain in contention for the party’s governorship ticket.
The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Ajibola Basiru, has formally withdrawn from the race for the party’s governorship ticket in Osun State ahead of the 2026 election.
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EKO HOT BLOG reports that Basiru announced his decision on Saturday in Osogbo during the inauguration of Alubarika House, the new secretariat of his political movement. His withdrawal comes less than three weeks before the APC governorship primary scheduled for December 13.
Addressing supporters in Alekuwodo, the former Senate spokesperson said he reached the decision after extensive consultations with party leaders across wards and local government areas.
He stated, “Considering the enormous responsibilities of my current office as National Secretary of our great party and after due consultations with our esteemed leaders and stakeholders, particularly the Leader of our party and President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, it has become necessary to emphatically state that I shall not be contesting the 2026 Osun State governorship election.”
Basiru stressed that his withdrawal should not be mistaken for retreat from active political engagement in Osun. According to him, the move reflects “a renewed pledge to deepen my commitment to continue working with our leader
s and all members of the Alubarika Movement and the APC in Osun State and Nigeria, to nurture and support emerging political leaders in the APC who will renew the hopes of the good people of Nigeria in alignment with the Renewed Hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.”
With Basiru out of the race, about 13 aspirants remain in contention for the party’s ticket. They include former National Inland Waterways Authority Managing Director, Bola Oyebamiji; former Senate Committee chairman on Rules and Business, Senator Babajide Omoworare; former Deputy Governor, Senator Iyiola Omisore; and lawyer Dotun Babayemi.
Others still in the race include former Osun Deputy Governor Benedict Alabi, Mutual Assurance Benefits Chairman Akin Ogunbiyi, and senior lawyer Kunle Adegoke.
