The All Progressives Congress, APC, has tactically settled for the candidacy of former Head of Service, Chief Hannah Ogunesan As the party’s candidate for Oyo North Senatorial District ahead of 2027 general elections.
FreshPage reports that Senator Yunus Akintunde and Hon. Remi Oseni were declared winners of Senatorial Primaries for Oyo Central and Oyo South while winner of Oyo North Senatorial District wasn’t announced.
The trio of Prof. Adeolu Akande, Col. Gbenga Adegbola Rtd and Chief Mrs Hannah Ogunesan contested for the ticket.
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The scheming and consensus for the ticket which was observed by this online newspaper was validated on Saturday when party leaders and political officer holders from Oyo State APC visited President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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Senator Sharafadeen Alli, Hon. Remi Oseni, Senator Yunus Akintunde and Chief Mrs Hannah Ogunesan received endorsement of President Tinubu.
The meeting was attended by respected party leaders, including Ayo Hamzat Adeseun, Fatai Ibikunle, Soji Adedeji, H.E. Iyiola Oladokun,
Mr. Olugbenga Olayemi and the Oyo State APC Chairman, H.E. Alake Adeyemo, as well as other stakeholders attended the meeting.
Though, the political atmosphere in Oyo State is not settled at the moment for gubernatorial ticket and other elective positions following the roles played by party stalwarts in endorsing one candidate or the other and the manner in which the primaries were conducted.
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The APC National Headquarters is yet to publish list of all party candidates from Oyo State ahead of 2027 general elections.
