The All Progressives Congress Screening Committee has barred former APC National Secretary Iyiola Omisore and six other aspirants from contesting in the Osun State governorship primary slated for December 13, citing gaps and irregularities in their nomination processes.
Punch reports that the committee’s report, sighted by our correspondent on Friday, urged stakeholders to reconcile for party unity ahead of the election, stressing that resolving disputes is key to a credible process.
Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission had set the Osun State governorship elections for August 8, 2026.
The Screening Committee, led by Chief Obinna Uzoh, Esq., concluded its proceedings on December 4, 2025, and submitted its report to the APC National Working Committee in Abuja on Friday.
It stated that the aspirants—former Osun State Deputy Governor Omisore, Babatunde Haketer Oralusi, Oyedotun Babayemi, Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi, Benedict Alabi, Adegoke Rasheed Okiki, and Sen. Babajide Omoworare—did not submit proof of sponsorship from at least five fully registered and financially current party members from each Local Government Area in Osun State, as stipulated by Articles 9.3(i) and 31.2(ii) of the APC Constitution and Paragraph 6(c) of the party guidelines.
Only Mulikat Abiola Jimoh and Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji were approved to participate in the primary election.
The report noted that the Committee received a petition from the Osun APC Renewal Group calling for the disqualification of the two aspirants who were said to have failed to meet the mandatory nomination requirements set out in the APC Constitution and the party’s guidelines for the governorship primary.