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Osun 2026: APC Candidate May Emerge Through Consensus – Basiru

Osun 2026: APC Candidate May Emerge Through Consensus – Basiru
  • PublishedFebruary 2, 2025

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru said the candidate of the party for the 2026 governorship election in Osun State may emerge through a consensus.

Basiru stated this in Osogbo on Sunday during the launch of a political organisation, “Alubarika Movement” as the platform for his governorship bid.

OSUN DEFENDER had reported that Basiru is one of the leading contenders in the APC expected to face opposition in the Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Bola Oyebamiji, among other aspirants who are yet to fully make public their ambition.

Addressing the gathering, Basiru said he is determined to unseat Governor Ademola Adeleke.

His words, “The primary election will be free and fair, and I can assure you that the candidate may emerge from consensus arrangements by the leadership of the party.

“The ambition of a few individuals is what is causing the rift within the opposition party, and it is to the joy of us as a ruling party if they don’t get their house together. It is not our job to help them put their house in order.

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“APC cannot be divided. Our party is a party of leadership, and as I said, everybody that is a member of the party has a legitimate desire to ensure that we have a candidate that will be able to deliver and defeat the PDP.”

“In Ondo State, for instance, there were 16 aspirants, and we were able to get the right candidate that was able to deliver for the party.”

“The same thing in Edo; we had more than 16 there, and we resolved the matter. Everybody has the right to aspire to leadership in the party.”

He also described the present administration in Osun as directionless.

“It is a government that has no direction. Even the so-called flyover they are doing is being done without any project management sense, and it shows a lack of coordination, lack of leadership, and lack of focus of the government.”

“The PDP in Osun State has failed in the areas of education, health, and empowerment. Will it not surprise you that the budget of the governor’s house is far more than the budget of agriculture, education, and health combined?” he stressed.