By Newspointer News Desk
Dec. 14, 2025
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted former Managing Director of the Nigeria Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mr Bola Oyebamiji, as its governorship candidate for the 2026 election in Osun State.
Oyebamiji emerged on Saturday after delegates of the party unanimously affirmed him at the APC governorship primary election held in Osogbo, the state capital.
The primary election was supervised by the Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, who served as chairman of the party’s governorship primary election committee. A total of 1,660 accredited delegates took part in the exercise.
Oyebamiji was nominated by one of the aspirants, Mr Kunle Adegoke, SAN, and seconded by another aspirant, Senator Babajide Omoworare, a development that signalled broad consensus among the contenders.
Following a voice vote conducted by the primary election committee, the delegates endorsed Oyebamiji as the party’s flagbearer.
Announcing the result, Governor Okpebholo said the process reflected the collective decision of party members in the state.
“By the power conferred on me as chairman of the APC governorship primary election committee, I hereby declare Bola Oyebamiji as the duly elected candidate of our party for the Osun governorship election,” he said.
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Oyebamiji, popularly known as AMBO, is expected to lead the party’s campaign as the APC intensifies efforts to reclaim Osun State in the 2026 governorship election.
Party leaders present at the primary described the outcome as a show of unity and called on members to close ranks ahead of the general election. In his brief remarks, Oyebamiji thanked the delegates for the confidence reposed in him and pledged to run an inclusive campaign focused on good governance and development across the state.
