The race for the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship ticket in Osun State officially kicked off on Monday, with nine aspirants submitting their nomination and expression of interest forms at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja.
The contest, ahead of the August 8, 2026 election to occupy the Okefia Government House, will see aspirants screened on December 13, 2025.
Notable figures in the race include former Deputy Governor Senator Iyiola Omisore; development financier Babatunde Hareter Oralusi; Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji; former PDP chieftain Bar. Oyedotun Babayemi; immediate past Deputy Governor Olugboyega Benedict Alabi; corporate executive and insurance specialist Dr. Akinade Akanmu Ogunbiyi; veteran lawyer and governance expert Adegoke Rasheed Okiki Adekunle (SAN); the only female aspirant and former Osun State House of Assembly lawmaker, Dr. (Mrs.) Mulikat Abiola Jimoh; and Vice-Chairman of the Senate Committee on Federal Character and Intergovernmental Affairs, Senator Babajide Omoworare,signaling a fiercely competitive primary.