Osun APC endorses Tinubu for 2027, receives PDP NASS members

2026-02-14 - 15:58

By Shina Abubakar Leaders and members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State on Saturday endorsed President Bola Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election in the country. This is as the party received five National Assembly members elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, into the party, which include Senators Francis Fadahunsi (Osun East), Olubiyi Fadeyi (Osun-Central), House of Representatives’ members, Wole Oke, Sanya Omirin and Taokeek Ajilesoro. The endorsement, which was held at the Freedom Park and presided over by the party’s National Secretary, Dr Ajibola Basiru, saw the State party leader, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Gboyega Oyetola, receiving the lawmakers into the party. Speaking before the official reception, Oyetola disclosed that the defection of the National Assembly members is a testament to President Bola Tinubu’s progressive leadership in the country and their love for the growth of Osun State. “In the APC, there are no strangers — we are one united family. Your arrival strengthens our resolve to reclaim Osun and restore dignity to governance. “The difference between rhetoric and results is evident at the federal level under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. When he assumed office, Nigeria’s economy stood at the brink. Bold decisions were required, and bold decisions were made. Today, those reforms are yielding results,” he said. Also speaking, the APC governorship candidate in the State, Mr Bola Oyebamiji, commended President Bola Tinubu’s bold decision, which has placed the country on the path of sustainable development, stressing the need to continue on the path in 2027. In his welcome address, the Osun State Chairman of APC, Tajudeen Lawal, noted that both old and new members of the party will be treated equally, stressing the need to win the 2026 gubernatorial election. “This is to restore the lost glory of our state since over three years ago that its administration has been in the hand of a political novice who has either drastically reversed or absolutely lost all the gains of the past through crass exhibition of ineptitude in the public office,” he said.