The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday said it will defer to the Elders’ Council in Osun State in determining the outcome of the forthcoming governorship primary scheduled for Saturday, December 13, 2025.
The assurance was given by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Argungu, when a gubernatorial aspirant Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO) submitted his Nomination and Expression of Interest forms for the 2026 governorship election at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja.
Oyebamiji was accompanied by a large delegation of state and national leaders, officials, and key stakeholders, submitting his forms at exactly 5:00 p.m.
Argungu, represented by Deputy National Organising Secretary Nze Chidi Duru, said the party is determined to “get it right” in Osun by respecting the wisdom of the state’s Elders’ Council during the primary.
“Osun is important because it is in the South West and it is a state we want firmly in our fold before the 2027 general election. Also, the President has a special interest in the State; therefore, we must get it right this time. We have elders in the Osun APC, and if we heed them, we won’t lose the State and will get it right,” Argungu stated. He also urged Oyebamiji and his supporters to maintain peace as the primary approach.
Earlier, APC National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Bashir, who recently stepped down as an aspirant, emphasised the party’s determination to secure a decisive victory in Osun.
He urged members to remain united before and after the primary to ensure success for the APC, adding, “We must deliver massively for President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Osun is one of the key states we aim to win with a very large margin.”
Dignitaries present during the submission included the Deputy National Chairman (South), Chief Emma Eneukwu; National Vice Chairman (North Central), Muazu Bawa Rijau; National Publicity Secretary, Barr. Felix Morka, National Welfare Officer, Hon. Donatus Nwankpa, and Deputy National Secretary, Barr. Festus Fuanter, among others.
The Nation Newspaper
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