The pioneer interim national chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bisi Akande, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, have expressed confidence in the party’s victory, declaring that its 2026 Osun state guber candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), will emerge victorious.

This is just as the leaders of the party reaffirmed their commitments to return APC to government next year and directed that all groups and slogans of gubernatorial aspirants within the party should collapse into the party’s unified structure.

The party’s leader gave the directives at the stakeholders’ meeting, held at the residence of the party’s national leader and former Osun State Governor, Chief Bisi Akande, in Ila-Orangun.

Speaking at the stakeholders’ meeting, Chief Akande acknowledged the spirit of unity and oneness that defined the party’s organs which culminated into the seamless and rancour-free governorship primary of the party held few days ago.

Akande expressed confidence in the party’s chances to unseat the incumbent government and return the progressive party to the government come 2026.

He commended the national and state leaderships of the party for their unwavering commitment and relentless efforts in building a virile and formidable bulwark saying the party has demonstrated clearly its readiness, capacity and wherewithal to administer the affairs of the state.

According to him, sequel to the successful primary and emergence of the party’s flag bearer, it is incumbent on all the groups to identify with the party’s name as their slogan instead of the slogans of the various governorship aspirants and that of the party’s candidate.

In his remarks, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, extolled the party’s leaderships both at the state and national levels just as he commended all the governorship aspirants for their unprecedented sportsmanship spirit.

He enjoined all and sundry to work assiduously in order to ensure the victory of the party saying: “it is more beneficial for the APC to be in government.”

Oyetola who is the former Osun State Governor called on the Local Government Executives to be up and doing in the areas of education, health, agriculture, infrastructure and environmental affairs.

In his short remarks, Osun APC Chairman, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, implored all the governorship aspirants to go home and inform their supporters that they should all work for Oyebamiji as the candidate of the party in line with the party’s consensus agreement.

Also, the Chairman, Osun APC Elders’ Forum, Engr. Sola Akinwumi advocated collective efforts to lead the party to victory come August 8th, 2026.

“APC is the vehicle through which Oyebamiji would be voted into the office through the August 8th, 2026 governorship election.

“The campaign committee will be all inclusive and all the aspirants should give unconditional support for Oyebamiji to ensure his victory”, Akinwumi said.

Also, the APC chieftain, Alhaji Shuaib Oyedokun, applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the leadership of the party for their unwavering commitment to lead the party to victory.

He urged the party leaders to see the next gubernatorial election as a collective project.

In their separate remarks, APC governorship aspirant, Senator Babajide Omoworare, the Senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, former Speaker, Osun State House of Assembly, Ambassador Adejare Bello and former member, Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Ajibola Famurewa called for all inclusive campaign to lead the party to victory.

In Omoworare’s words: “We have accepted the choice of the party and the rest is for all to work for the party. Let the campaign committee be all inclusive. I am in support of the choice of the party and Alhaji Bola Oyebamiji is the candidate. We shall work assiduously and win. I am 100 per cent party man”, Omoworare reaffirmed.

“Let me inform you that Senator Iyiola Omisore wanted to be here in person but was attending to a domestic engagement outside the country, and as a party man, he has accepted the choice of the party. The campaign activities will be all inclusive”, Famurewa stated.

In his remarks, the APC gubernatorial candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji lauded all the governorship aspirants for their unflinching support all along.

Oyebamiji promised all inclusiveness of all and sundry in the campaign efforts to return to the government.

He used the occasion to dispel the insinuation of appointments sharing, stating and assuring that it is the responsibility of the party to do so when the time ripes. (The Nation)