Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji has been affirmed the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate for the Osun 2026 governorship election.
His affirmation was arrived at the end of the governorship primary held on Saturday in Osogbo.
Announcing the affirmation, a former governorship aspirant in the party, Kunle Rasheed Adegoke said his affirmation follows the decision of the APC national working committee.
Adegoke also said the other aspirants stepped down for Oyebamiji.
He said, “I Kunle Adegoke with the consent of all other aspirants move the motion that Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji be adopted as the consensus candidate to contest in the 2026 governorship candidate. I so move.”
Senator Babajide Omoworare also seconded the motion moved by Kunle Rasheed Adegoke making Bola Oyebamiji the consensus governorship candidate of the APC.
The Chairman of the Osun APC governorship primary election committee, Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State later announced Bola Oyebamiji as the APC candidate.