Osun 2026: APC may face defeat without viable candidate – Omisore

By Lateef Ibrahim

A former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, has revealed that the party must present a strong candidate ahead of the August 8, 2026 poll, else it will lose.
Omisore made this revelation while speaking during consultations in Osogbo and Olorunda local government areas on Wednesday.
He also demanded that the party consider a candidate who had held an elective position to run for the 2026 guber race.
He also revealed that he was urged by stakeholders to contest the 2026 Osun governorship election.
He stated that stakeholders prevailed on him to shatter the incumbent’s ill-governance by joining the race.
Omisore said, “If we fail to give a viable aspirant the ticket, we will fail and lose. We must consider an aspirant who had held an elective position to run for 2026 guber race.
“We must not leave the party ticket on the free will of an individual to be the governor, it will be impossible. The governorship of a state must be a collective testimony across the board of stakeholders.
“Governorship seat should not be given based on friendship, you should not hire your friend for a job he can’t deliver. All of us who are contesting this race are all brothers.”
The former APC scribe called on party members to support him at the primary slated for December 13, 2025.
“I want to charge all of us that on 13th of December 2025, we should troop out to show love to me by choosing me as the candidate of the party for the 2026 guber race.”
The Consultation Coordinator, Ajibola Famurewa, noted the level of acceptance encountered during visits to various local governments.
Famurewa said, “Every local government we have visited, they showed us love and acceptance. I am confident that Senator Omisore will emerge as the flag bearer of APC on December 13th 2025.”