Ekiti guber: APC adopts consensus option for primary election

By Jude Opara

The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday announced its decision to adopt the consensus mode for the conduc of its governorship primary election in Ekiti state.
National Publicity Secretary (NPS) of the party, Barr. Felix Morka in a statement said the change from the earlier indicated direct primary to consensus mode of primary was necessitated by the voluntary withdrawal of one of the two cleared aspirants, Mrs. Atinuke Oluremi Omolayo.
Morka wrote; “In a letter to the Party, Mrs. Omolayo conveyed her decision to withdraw from the contest and endorse His Excellency, Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji, as a consensus candidate, and expressed her support for any arrangement adopted by the Party in nominating its flag bearer in accordance with the Electoral Act, 2022 and the Party’s Constitution.
“This decision has been duly transmitted by the Party to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), vide a letter dated October 13, 2025.
“Having satisfied the requirements stipulated under Sections 84(9) and (11) of the Electoral Act 2022, for the consensus mode of primary election, the Party has approved the timetable of activities for the nomination congress”.
According to the statement, the Delegate Congress will hold on Saturday, 25th October, 2025, while the Delegate Congress Appeal is slated for Sunday, 26th October, 2025.
Similarly, the Special Nomination Congress to ratify the Consensus Candidate will hold on Monday, 27th October, 2025.
The party further commended Mrs. Atinuke Oluremi Omolayo for her spirit of sportsmanship, and commitment to party unity and progress, by withdrawing from the race.
“We urge all leaders, members and stakeholders of our great Party in Ekiti state to stand united and work assiduously for the Party’s victory in the June 2026 Governorship Election”, Morka concluded.