Oyo 2027: APC Confirms No Gubernatorial Candidates Were Disqualified

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that none of the candidates for the Oyo State gubernatorial primary were disqualified.

Hon. Taofik Abdulsalam, chairman of the APC’s gubernatorial and House of Assembly primary elections in the state, made the announcement at a press conference held at the APC State Secretariat on Wednesday, ahead of the party’s primary scheduled for today.

Abdulsalam, a former Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, explained that all aspirants who submitted the required forms had been cleared. He emphasized that the party had not disqualified any candidate, contrary to earlier rumors.

Flanked by other committee members, Abdulsalam said the APC is prepared to conduct a primary that will stand the test of time and that the party is ready to reclaim the Agodi government house in 2027.

“We are prepared to put in the next government in Oyo State. It is the only National Headquarters that can announce the winners,” he said. “We have the people that are assigned to do the work. It is the results that the National Headquarters will work on. All the aspirants were cleared. No aspirant was disqualified.”

According to the Daily Post, 11 candidates are contesting the APC primary ahead of the 2027 general elections. Eight of them are from Ibadan, two are from the Oke Ogun geopolitical zone, and one is from the Ogbomoso zone.

The eleven aspirants who have been screened by the party in Abuja are:

• Senator Sharafadeen Alli (Ibadan)
• Mr. Bayo Adelabu (Ibadan)
• Dr. Adewale Kareem (Ibadan)
• Barrister Akeem Agbaje (Ibadan)
• Engineer Akeem Alao (Ibadan)
• Dr. Ayobami Lam‑Adesina (Ibadan)
• Prince Asanke Asatola (Ibadan)
• Mr. Ololade Usman (Ibadan)
• Senator Abdulfatai Buhari (Ogbomoso)
• Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin (Oke Ogun)
• Engineer Rauf Olaniyan (Oke Ogun)