Omisore conspicuously absent as President Tinubu meets Osun APC Guber Aspirants in Aso Rock

Omisore conspicuously absent as President Tinubu meets Osun APC Guber Aspirants in Aso Rock

President Bola Tinubu on Monday night called on All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants in Osun State to foster unity and prioritize consensus ahead of the party’s primary election scheduled for December 13, 2025.

Meeting the aspirants at the State House in Abuja, Tinubu urged them to put aside internal disagreements and support the candidate the party ultimately presents, stressing that unity is key to reclaiming the state from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which won the last election.

The Osun aspirants present at the meeting included former Deputy Governor Benedict Olugboyega Alabi, Dotun Babayemi, Akin Ogunbiyi, Senator Babajide Omoworare, Kunle Adegoke (SAN), Babatunde Hareter Oralusi, Mulikat Abiola Jimoh, and Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji.

Also attending were APC National Chairman Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, Secretary to the Government of the Federation Senator George Akume, Chairman of the Progressive Governors Hope Uzodimma, and Minister of Marine and Blue Economy Adegboyega Oyetola.

President Tinubu commended the aspirants for their contributions to the party in Osun State, emphasizing that party supremacy must guide the selection of the governorship candidate. “Only the party can benefit from it when it wins elections,” he said, warning against the internal bickering and disunity that contributed to the APC’s previous defeat in the state.

He urged all aspirants to work collaboratively to ensure a strong showing for the APC in the upcoming governorship election.

“You all have a duty and obligation to the party by ensuring the candidate of our party wins the next election in Osun State. You must strengthen the bonds of unity, party supremacy and collective responsibility. I have absolute confidence in your ability to deliver victory to our party in Osun State. You have my support and that of the National leadership of APC to win the coming election,” President Tinubu assured.

At the end of the meeting, a joint statement was issued in which the aspirants and the leaders committed to support the candidate who would emerge at the primary.

Here is the statement signed by all the aspirants and the APC leaders: “We, the undersigned aspirants for the 2025 Osun State Governorship Election under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), having met and deliberated in the presence of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, and the National Chairman of the APC, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, and in the spirit of unity, discipline, and loyalty to our great party, hereby declare as follows:

” That we affirm and uphold the supremacy of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in guiding and determining the most appropriate process for selecting the party’s flag bearer for the 2025 Governorship Election in Osun State.

“That we unanimously agree to abide by the party’s decision to nominate a consensus candidate for affirmation at the APC Primary Election scheduled for Saturday, 13th December 2025.

“That we accept the outcome of the party-led nomination process in good faith, and pledge our total support to the candidate so nominated and affirmed.

“That we commit ourselves to peace, unity, and cohesion within the APC, and pledge not to engage in any act, public or private, that may undermine the integrity of the process or the standing of the party.

“That we will work collectively and individually to ensure the success of the APC at the polls and the consolidation of good governance in Osun State.

“We make this declaration voluntarily, in absolute loyalty to our great party, and in recognition of the guidance provided by Mr President and the National Chairman in the overriding interest of the progress and stability of Osun State”.