Osun APC stakeholders push for candidate from Osun-west to defeat Adeleke

By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo

In a bid to reclaim power from Osun Governor, Ademola Adeleke in 2026, stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State have urged the party leadership to zone the party’s ticket to the Osun-west senatorial district.

The stakeholders, who staged a solidarity rally in Osogbo on Tuesday submitted a letter to the party leadership, emphasizing the need for equity in power distribution in the State.

Speaking after the solidarity rally, Cordinator of the group, under the aegis, Coalition of Osun APC Interest Groups (COAIG), Obafemi Amoo explained that the party’s chances of winning the 2026 election hinge on selecting a candidate from Osun-west senatorial district.

He said, “As concerned persons of our great party, we have come out today in our numbers to register our keen interest again to see Osun State return to APC and align yet again with the central government under the mandate of our change maker- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

“And judging from Osun State’s present political climate, we only stand a chance of winning with a candidate from Osun West Senatorial District. Hence, kindly consider our compassionate appeal and passion for this great party. The Progressive Family has enough credible and viable candidates from the West, and we implore that you consider this option in the best interest of our party and Osun State at large.

“It is also important to note that a governor from Osun East Senatorial District has served the state for a period of eight years (8 years) governors from the Central Senatorial District has had an unprecedented opportunity to serve the state for fifteen and half years (8 years of which were progressives’ tenure) in the current political dispensation/republic that started in 1999 while Osun West has never had any opportunity or chance with progressives’ parties”.