Ekiti 2026: Social media attacks will not win APC ticket – Bamisile

By Boye Oyeyemi –

House of Representatives member Hon. Femi Bamisile has said that attacks on Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji will not secure victory for aspirants in the October 27, 2025, All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary.

Bamisile, a former Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, noted that performance, consistency, popularity and loyalty to the party will be the deciding factors, not propaganda or name-calling.

In a statement by his media office on Tuesday, the lawmaker faulted aspirants who have reduced their campaigns to social media, focusing on attacking Governor Oyebanji instead of presenting their programmes to party members.

He argued that such actions portray the APC as a party in crisis, stressing that Oyebanji remains well-positioned to clinch the ticket based on his record in office and his loyalty to the party.

“Since the advent of democracy in 1999, Governor Oyebanji has always been a core progressive within the Alliance for Democracy, Action Congress, Action Congress of Nigeria and now the APC. He has always been consistent with progressive ideals.

“He has also succeeded in warming himself into the hearts of party members by returning powers to them. His performance in office and popularity among the masses have also boosted the chances of APC in Ekiti. Looking at all these parameters, he is in a vantage position to clinch the ticket.

“It is disturbing that other aspirants are not embarking on any campaign. They are on social media maligning the character of the governor. I haven’t seen any of them visiting the units and wards to market himself: this is antidemocratic.

“Let it be expressly stated that your popularity, consistency, performance and loyalty to APC will determine your fate, not abuses against any personality,” Bamisile said.