Osun: APC endorses Oyetola for 2026 governorship elections

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ife East Area Office, Osun State, Tuesday endorsed the incumbent Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, to clinch the ticket of the party for the 2026 governorship poll.

The group made their stand known in a statement signed by the APC apex leader in Ife East Area Office, Mr AbdulWahab Adetunji, ex-Ife East, Area Office, Chairman, Mr Olawale Amusan, ex-Senior Special Adviser to the Governor on Political Matters, Mr Ehile Manaseh, the immediate past Special Adviser to the Governor on Innovation, Science and Technology, Mr Kareem Ismaeel, leader of all the 10 APC Ward Chairmen in Modakeke, Mr Soji Akinlolu, and 28 others.

They further disclosed that Oyetola remains their preferred APC candidate for the governorship election, noting that the ex-Osun governor holds the right of first refusal in regard to the party’s ticket.

The statement partly read, “Oyetola, being the leader of the party, would decide the direction that the party would go in 2026 and should he decide not to contest the governorship elections, Ife East Area Office Modakeke APC is ever ready to support, mobilise and canvass votes for any preferred candidate of the minister.

“Our reasons for this are results of our firm belief in the charismatic leadership and accurate sense of judgment of the minister. Alhaji Oyetola remains the best hand to lead and rescue Osun from the hands of the incumbent government.

“Modakeke APC stands firmly behind the former governor. We trust in his capacity to rescue Osun. The APC in Modakeke shall stand with Oyetola and party supremacy as regards the 2026 gubernatorial candidate.”

Promising to continue working hard to ensure party cohesion, the Ife East Area Office APC leaders expressed confidence in the ability of the party to win well in all future polls in the state.