As More & More Aspirants Join
APC Now Has About 8 Aspirants
As the race for 2026 Osun Governorship race hots up, more and more aspirants have been coming out to show interest in the race.
In the APC, about 8 strong gubernatorial aspirants have come out to slug it out with the incumbent Governor, Senator Ademola Adelek, who is also going for a 2nd term.
They are Quality & Qualified Aspirants like Senator Iyiola Omisore, Senator Babajide Omoworare, Senator Basiru Ajibola, Hon. Olugboyega Alabi, Hon. Biola Oyebamiji, Chief Dotun Babayemi, Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi and Mr. Rasheed Adegoke.
What makes the APC list of aspirants all the more interesting is the fact all the 8 have solide credentials. Senator Iyiola Omisore was the Deputy Governor of Osun State from 1999 to 2003. He was Senator for Osun East between 2003-2011.
He has contested for Governorship seat twice, 2014 and 2018. He has 2 Engineering degrees and a postgraduate certificate from Brunei University and a Ph.D in Infrastucture Finance from the International School of Management, Paris France.
Senator Babajide Omoworare is the Senator for Osun East, 2011-2019. He is a Lawyer and has received the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) National Award.
How about Senator Basiru Ajibola? He is a distinguished Lawyer.
He has a Bachelor of Laws, Master of Law and a Ph.D in Property Law.
He is the Senator for Osun Central 2019-2023. He was one Honourable Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice for Osun State 2014-2018. He is currently the National Secretary for APC.
Hon. Olugboyega Alabi was the Deputy Governor of Osun State 2018-2022. He is a Banking & Finance expert. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Banking & Finance, and a Master’s degree in Economics.
How about Hon. Bola Oyebamiji? He is also a seasoned Technocrat & Politician. He was Commissioner of Finance, during Aregbesola and Oyetola’s regime. He has a HND in Banking & Finance, Masters in Public Administration, and another Masters in Business Administration.
Hon. Dotun Babayemi is also a distinguished Gentleman. He is a Lawyer and a successful businessman. He qualified as Solicitor & Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 1990.
He has gone for several courses abroad. He was part of the Advanced Business Management and Professional Management Project in the United States.
He once contested for the governorship slot under a different party.
Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi is another experienced aspirant. He was Osun State Governorship aspirant in the year 2018.
He is an Insurance magnate. He is the Chairman of Mutual Benefits Insurance Group.
He has a degree in History and a Master’s degree in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management.
He has a Ph.D in Insurance and Risk Management.
Hon. Rasheed Adegoke in his own case is an eminent Lawyer. He is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) with over 2 decades of legal, business and civic experience.
He has a Bachelor of Laws.
He is a Constitutional Lawyer and policy thinker.
All of them have been consulting widely preparing for campaign to start. They are also preparing for the party primaries.
The supporters of Senator Babajide Christopher Omoworare (CON) who is 56 describe him as the most qualified, unblemished, uncontroversial and no single baggage Governorship Material in the Osun 2026 Race.
He was born in Ilesa but he hails from Ile-Ife, Osun State.
His father is Joseph Larewaju Omoworare. He was a School Principal and later a Councillor.
The mother is Princess Teniade Areoye Omoworare (nee Aderemi), daughter of late Ooni Adesoji Aderemi, the former Governor of Western Region.
He has paid his dues politically. He began his political career at the Lagos State House of Assembly (Ifako-Ijaiye Constituency) 1999-2007. He was initially elected under the Alliance for Democracy (AD). He became Majority Leader and Chaired Business Rules & Standing Orders Committee.
He was elected Senator for Osun East (Ife/Ijesa) 2011-2019 under ACN. He was re-elected in March 2015 as an APC candidate.
He has served on several committees as Vice-Chairman (Federal Character & Inter-governmental Affairs). He served on Rules & Business, Judiciary, Petroleum (Upstream), Health, Sports, Legislative Compliance.
He recorded impressive legislative contributions, like the sponsorship of 5 bills including Prison Decongestion; sponsored Motions, initiated Health Fairs, gave scholarships, held vocational programs, pursued waterworks projects and sponsored a lot of Youth exchanges (US & UK).
He held a lot of Constituency outreaches, monthly town-hall meetings and did a lot of local projects.
He was Senator Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate). He was appointed by President Buhari in August 2019. He replaced Senator Ita Enang.
He declared interest in the 2018 Osun gubernatorial primaries but later withdrew to support party unity.
Lets tell you about Hon. Bola Oyebamiji, a politician and banker who is currently serving as the MD/CEO of National Inland Waterways Authority.
He is from Ikire. He will be 60 in November. He attended A.D.C. Primary School and Ayedade Grammar School.
He got his OND and HND in Banking and Finance from The Polytechnic, Ibadan.
He served as Commissioner for Finance during ex-Gov. Rauf Aregbesola and Gboyega Oyetola’s tenure.
Before his tenure as Commissioner, he held the position of MD/CEO of Omoluabi Holdings Limited. In 2023, he served as Special Adviser to ex-Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, the pioneer Minister of Marine & Blue Economy.
Asiwaju made him CEO of NIWA in 2023. He is a valued member of APC with a great track record, vision and connection to the grassroots.
Ajibola Bashiru was born on 1st July 1972. He has had a distinguished career in Law & Politics. He studied Arabic & Islamic Studies at the University of Ilorin before switching to Law at the University of Lagos, where he earned LLB degree and LLM with specialisations in Secured Credit Transactions, Planning & Compulsory Acquisition, Law of the Sea, and Comparative Company Law. He obtained a Ph.D in Property Law also from UNILAG in 2016.
He has served as Senator representing Osun Central Senatorial District from 2019 to 2023. He was also former AG and Commissioner for Justice in Osun State, former Commissioner for Regional Integration & Special Duties.
He was elected as APC National Secretary.
He made significant contributions to the development of Osun State during his tenure as Commissioner & Senator.
The incumbent governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke is also preparing.
He won at the last election on July 16th, 2022 and the PDP won with 403,371 votes defeating the then governor, Gboyega Oyetola of the APC who recorded 375,027 votes.
Since he came in 2022, he has recorded notable achievements in Infrastructural Development, Water Provision, Healthcare, Electrification, Community Development, Technology. City People can reveal that the Adeleke’s administration has been working to address various challenges and improve the lives of Osun State residents.
