Bola Oyebamiji, the immediate past Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority, has been picked as the All Progressives Congress’ consensus candidate for the Osun State governorship election
His emergence was sealed at the party’s primary venue within Ebunoluwa Group of Schools, Osogbo, after two aspirants, Kunle Adegoke (SAN) and Senator Babajide Omoworare, jointly moved a motion endorsing him as the party’s flagbearer.
The proposal was put to a voice vote by the chairman of the APC governorship primary committee and Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, and it was overwhelmingly affirmed by party delegates and members in attendance.
Following the affirmation, Okpebholo announced, “By the power conferred on me, I present to you Bola Oyebamiji, as the governorship candidate of our party.”
The APC primary began earlier in Osogbo with the arrival of the primary committee led by Okpebholo, who had indicated ahead of the exercise that the candidate would emerge through affirmation. He was accompanied by the committee’s co-chairman, Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as well as other members, including Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule, Dr Obafemi Hamzat representing the Lagos State Governor, and former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello.
Before the primary, 1,660 delegates eligible to participate in the December 13 governorship primary had been confirmed. There were also strong indications that all seven APC governorship aspirants in the state agreed to rally behind a consensus candidate after a late-night meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja.
Backing_toggle the consensus arrangement, former APC National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore, said he supported the party’s decision to adopt a single candidate for the 2026 Osun governorship race. Speaking on TVC News’ Politics Tonight, Omisore explained that he accepted the outcome based on guidance from President Tinubu, despite being among the seven aspirants earlier disqualified by the APC Screening Committee over alleged breaches of party guidelines and electoral rules.
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