Ekiti 2026: Oyebanji’s Re-election Bid Faces No Threat, APC National Secretary.

Ekiti 2026: Oyebanji’s Re-election Bid Faces No Threat, APC National Secretary.

By Olamide Akinwumi. 

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Ajibola Basiru, has declared that the 2026 governorship election in Ekiti State will be a walkover for the incumbent, Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji.

Speaking in an interview with The Sun Newspaper in Abuja, Basiru said the widespread support enjoyed by Governor Oyebanji from virtually all political stakeholders in the state makes his re-election bid almost unchallengeable.

According to him, all former governors, deputy governors, and both serving and former senators from the state except one are solidly behind Oyebanji.

“There is no election in Ekiti because Oyebanji is going to continue. Any reasonable person, including those who have purchased the expression of interest and nomination forms, knows that there is no vacancy in the Ekiti Government House,” Basiru said.

While acknowledging that the party will still conduct its primaries, Basiru stressed that the outcome is not in doubt.

 “Even if 10 aspirants participate in the primary, the truth remains that when you see a governor who is performing for the party, you will know he is a performer. It is the people who will do the voting, and I was in Ekiti to see what is going on,” he noted.

Basiru, however, welcomed the purchase of nomination forms by aspirants, saying it contributes to the financial strength of the APC.

Governor Oyebanji, who was elected in 2022, is seeking a second term in office, riding on his record of grassroots development and widespread acceptance among party stakeholders and the electorate.