Governorship candidate urges unity as party presents senatorial, Reps, Assembly candidates
The Oyo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has unveiled its 50 candidates for the 2027 general elections, with Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli emerging as the party’s governorship candidate.
The candidates, drawn from the governorship, Senate, House of Representatives and State House of Assembly, were formally presented at the Oyo APC Secretariat, Oke-Ado, Ibadan, on Friday.
Alli, who represents Oyo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, thanked God, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, party leaders and members for the confidence reposed in him.
The former governorship aspirant urged members of the party to close ranks ahead of the election, describing those who contested the ticket against him as brothers and important stakeholders in the struggle for victory.
He warned that internal divisions could undermine the party’s chances, stressing that unity remained critical to APC’s success across the state.
Alli also promised to run an inclusive administration if elected governor, with education, healthcare, agriculture and infrastructure among the sectors he said would receive priority.
Hon Soji Adedeji was unveiled as the deputy governorship candidate.
For the Senate, the party presented Senator Yunus Abiodun Akintunde for Oyo Central, Mrs Hannah Olawumi Ogunsean for Oyo North and Hon Engr Aderemi Abasi Oseni for Oyo South.
The 14 House of Representatives candidates unveiled are Akeem Adeniyi Adeyemi for Afijio/Atiba/Oyo East/Oyo West; Wasiu Olafiye Akinmoyede for Akinyele/Lagelu; Tajudeen Kareem for Atisbo/Saki East/Saki West; Akinola Adekunle Alabi for Egbeda/Ona-Ara; Umar Faruq Alao Arisekola for Ibadan North; Olatunji Olaiya for Ibadan North East/Ibadan South East; Folake Olunloyo-Oshinowo for Ibadan North West/Ibadan South West; Sarafadeen Olaoniye for Ibarapa Central/Ibarapa North; and Yusuf Asimiyu Osuolale for Ibarapa East/Ido.
Others are Bosun Oladele for Irepo/Olorunsogo/Orelope; Saheed Adejare Yusuf for Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa; Olamiju Alao Akala for Ogbomoso North/Ogbomoso South/Orire; Olusegun Odebunmi for Ogo-Oluwa/Surulere; and Tolulope Akande Sadipe for Oluyole.
The party also unveiled candidates for all 32 State House of Assembly constituencies across the state.
Among them are Oyewole Abiola O. for Afijio, Ajao Olugbega for Akinyele I, Owoade Tunde Jelili for Akinyele II, Ijadunola Olushina for Atiba and Olumide Yemi Bernard for Egbeda.
Other Assembly candidates include Adeyemi Olaide, Aderibigbe Abiodun, Razak Adekunle G., Adepoju Steve A., Jimoh Tesleem B., Hamzat Wasiu O., Adegoke Wariths, Tolani Mary Adigun, Okunola Taiwo Ado, Ogunlade Babatunde S., Tajudeen Amoo, Adeleke Taiwo Azeez and Salami Waliu.
The remaining candidates are Akande Babatunde O., Salami Ademola Rasheed, Azeez Musbau Akintola, Giwa Hassan Olawale, Shittu Abdulfatai, Adegoke Ayodeji, Lawal Akeem, Funmilola Obisesan, Jimoh Luqman I., Bamigboye Jacob A., Ajeigbe Abiodun A., Shittu Ibrahim, Aliu Tajudeen Adetunji and Jesutoye Olayinka.
Earlier, Oyo APC Chairman, Chief Adeyemo Alake, urged party leaders, stakeholders and members to work together for the success of the party.
Alake said the candidates presented at the ceremony had been affirmed by the APC as its flag bearers for the 2027 elections.
The event was attended by Adedeji; former Deputy Governor, Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja; wife of the late former governor, Mrs Oluwakemi Alao-Akala; former Oyo North Senator, Senator Hosea Ayoola Alleluya; members of the state executive, party chairmen from the 33 local government areas, other leaders and supporters.
