Ekiti 2026: How APC Adopted Oyebanji As Guber Candidate

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THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially adopted Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji as its consensus candidate for the 2026 Ekiti State Governorship Election.

In a letter dated 13th October 2025 and addressed to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the APC formally notified the electoral body of a change in the mode of primary election from direct primaries to consensus arrangement, in line with the provisions of Section 84(9) and (11) of the Electoral Act, 2022.

According to the party, only two aspirants were cleared to contest the primary; Governor Oyebanji and Mrs. Atinuke Oluremi Omolayo. However, Mrs. Omolayo voluntarily withdrew from the race and endorsed Governor Oyebanji as the consensus candidate of the party.

“The Party has received a letter from Mrs. Omolayo conveying her voluntary decision to withdraw from the contest and expressing her endorsement of Governor Oyebanji as the consensus candidate,” the letter signed by APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Goshwe Yilwatda, and National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru, read in part.

Following her withdrawal, the APC said it was compelled by law to switch from a direct primary to a consensus mode, as stipulated by the Electoral Act.

The party has also scheduled a Special Nomination Congress to ratify Governor Oyebanji’s candidacy on Monday, 27th October 2025, at the Ekiti State Pavilion, New Iyin Road, Ado Ekiti.

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INEC has been formally invited to monitor the exercise, which will affirm Oyebanji as the sole aspirant and flag bearer of the APC for the 2026 Ekiti Governorship Election.

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