Osun 2026: APC group backs ex-NIWA MD Oyebamiji as consensus candidate

A gaggle inside the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, the Earliest Ilerioluwa Caucus, has urged the occasion to undertake the rapid previous Managing Director of the Nationwide Inland Waterways Authority, Bola Oyebamiji, as its consensus governorship candidate for the 2026 election.

The caucus mentioned Oyebamiji—who beforehand served as Commissioner for Finance below former governors Rauf Aregbesola and Gboyega Oyetola—stays essentially the most skilled and electable aspirant within the race.

The endorsement was made throughout a rally organised in Iwo in assist of Oyebamiji’s governorship ambition.

In keeping with an announcement issued by the group and obtained in Osogbo on Friday, the occasion, which drew APC members, particularly youths and ladies, helped to additional enhance consciousness about his candidature.

Talking on the rally, the group’s chairman, Yekeen Abilagbo, mentioned Oyebamiji’s document in public service positioned him as the precise selection for the occasion.

Abilagbo, a former chairman of the Federal Authorities’s Particular Public Works Choice Committee in Osun, dismissed considerations in regards to the ruling administration’s efficiency, insisting it had not weakened the APC’s probabilities within the coming ballot.

“Bola Oyebamiji has proven he has the capability to steer this state to prosperity. He was Commissioner for Finance below two administrations and carried out exceptionally effectively,” he mentioned.

“He was additionally appointed by the Federal Authorities, and inside the two years he served because the Managing Director of the Nationwide Inland Waterways Authority, his impression was broadly felt. We wish someone like that, and we hope he emerges because the occasion’s candidate and the subsequent governor of Osun.”

Additionally talking, an APC chieftain from Iwo, Taofeeq Adeniyi, mentioned whereas all governorship aspirants within the occasion are certified, Oyebamiji stands out for his competence and management qualities.

“All of the aspirants are certified; they’re even higher than the current governor. However we’re supporting Oyebamiji as a result of he’s an skilled administrator, a banker of reputation, and a frontrunner who genuinely cares about occasion members,” he mentioned.

PidomNigeria On-line had earlier reported that about 13 aspirants have thus far indicated curiosity within the APC ticket.

Those that have obtained the occasion’s expression of curiosity kinds embrace former deputy governor Senator Iyiola Omisore, former lawmaker representing Ifelodun State Constituency, Mulikat Abiola, and Oyebamiji.

All aspirants who’ve bought kinds are anticipated to take part within the occasion’s governorship main scheduled for December 13.