The All Progressives Congress, APC, has barred a number of high politicians together with former deputy governor and ex Nationwide Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore, in addition to one other former deputy governor, Benedict Olugboyega Alabi from collaborating in its December 13, 2025 Osun governorship main.
Additionally disqualified had been Dotun Babayemi, Akin Ogunbiyi, Senator Babajide Omoworare, Kunle Adegoke (SAN), and Babatunde Haketer Oralusi.
In response to the report submitted on Friday, by the seven-member screening committee led by Barrister Obinna Uzor, solely Hon. Mulikat Adeola Jimoh and Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji fulfilled all crucial situations and are cleared to take part within the main election.
In response to the committee, each aspirants “fulfilled regulatory situations as stipulated by the get together’s tips, the Structure and the Electoral Act”, thereby incomes full clearance.
Nevertheless, the panel forwarded the instances of the six disqualified aspirants to the Nationwide Working Committee (NWC) for a last evaluation and attainable clearance forward of the shadow election.
In its six-page report, endorsed by all members, the committee acknowledged that its resolution was influenced by a petition submitted by the Osun APC Renewal Group.
The petition requested the disqualification of two aspirants, alleging that they didn’t meet the obligatory nominator necessities outlined within the get together’s structure and tips.
The panel acknowledged that “upon cautious evaluation, the Committee discovered the problems raised within the petition to be weighty, substantial and germane to the integrity of the screening course of.”
It added that, within the curiosity of equity and uniform software of the principles, the identical requirements had been utilized to all 9 aspirants.
“Accordingly, the Committee prolonged the identical scrutiny to all 9 aspirants, making certain that each sponsor (nominator) of an aspirant was assessed on the premise of compliance with Articles 9.3(i) and 31.2(ii) of the APC Structure and Paragraph 6(c) of the Tips,” the report famous.
On the finish of the two-day train, the committee confirmed that solely Jimoh and Oyebamiji “satisfactorily met all constitutional and guideline necessities of the APC, together with correct nomination by the requisite variety of totally registered, financially up-to-date get together members from every Native Authorities Space.”
The committee famous that Senators Omisore and Omoworare, together with Babayemi, Ogunbiyi, Alabi, Adegoke, and Oralusi, didn’t fulfill the obligatory requirement of securing nominations from at the very least 5 financially compliant get together members in every native authorities.
This situation is stipulated in Articles 9.3(i) and 31.2(ii) of the APC Structure, in addition to Paragraph 6(c) of the 2025 Governorship Main Tips.
In the meantime, the Screening Enchantment Committee, led by Senator Tola Odebiyi, is anticipated to convene on Saturday in Abuja to contemplate petitions from the seven disqualified aspirants and another aggrieved get together members.
