The All Progressives Congress has trimmed its list of aspirants ahead of the Osun off-cycle governorship primary, ruling out Senator Iyiola Omisore and six others after a detailed screening exercise.
The committee submitted its findings to the party’s National Working Committee on Friday, declaring that the affected aspirants failed to satisfy key constitutional and guideline requirements, including the mandatory nomination support from five eligible, fully registered, and financially up-to-date party members in every local government.
According to the panel, the petitions filed by concerned stakeholders raised serious compliance issues that could not be ignored in the interest of fairness and uniform application of APC rules.
The disqualified aspirants include Omisore, Babatunde Haketer Oralusi, Oyedotun Babayemi, Akinade Akanmu Ogunbiyi, Benedict Olugboyega Alabi, Adegoke Rasheed Okiki Adekunle, and Senator Babajide Omoworare.
The committee, however, cleared former NIWA Managing Director, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, and Mulikat Abiola Jimoh to participate in next month’s primary after confirming that both met all constitutional and guideline requirements.
The report emphasised that the screening was conducted strictly in line with the 1999 Constitution, the Electoral Act, APC Constitution, and the party’s 2025 primary regulations.
