The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State on Saturday held its presidential primary across all 332 wards, with President Bola Tinubu receiving strong backing from party members.
Top party figures, including the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and the APC governorship candidate in the state, Bola Oyebamiji, also took part in the exercise in their respective wards.
Oyetola voted in Iragbiji Ward 1, where he was accompanied by a large turnout of supporters, while Oyebamiji participated in the process at Ward 9 in Ikire, where delegates openly affirmed support for Tinubu’s candidacy ahead of the 2027 elections.
The exercise was largely peaceful across the state, including areas monitored in Osogbo and Olorunda Local Government Areas. Supporters of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors served as ward-level agents for the President during the voting process.
Reports also indicated that the second aspirant in the contest, Stanley Osifo, was largely absent in terms of representation in several polling units observed in Osogbo.
Speaking on the conduct of the election, the Osun Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, Sunday Akere, said the process went smoothly across all wards in the state.
“The Presidential Primary held in Osun State today went on smoothly without any crisis. The materials from the primary election committee were transported to the various local government and that wards on time.
“All party members mobilised to all the 332 wards to queue for our president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the candidate of the party for 2027 election. The structure of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors across the wards and Local Government work as agent at various levels.
“The collation at the state level is been done by the leader of the party, as Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola. He is the State Collation Officer. We have just finished collation of result at own local government in Boluwaduro council.
“I am heading towards Osogbo to go and join other local government coordinators for the compilation of the result before the state collation officer present it to Abuja,” Akere said.
He added that the turnout and participation reflected strong party loyalty to the President, expressing confidence in Tinubu’s chances in the next general election.
“The overwhelming members of the party have shown their belief and loyalty to President Bola Tinubu and they are resolved that he should continue in the second term to lead us to promise land.”
