Former Deputy Governor and National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, has reportedly joined the Osun State gubernatorial race.
This was confirmed on Tuesday in a post on X (former Twitter) by TVC.
Also, Daily Sun reports that the former lawmaker confirmed his ambition in a call on Monday afternoon. Asked if he would contest for the election, Omisore simply said: “Yes, I will run.”
The APC chieftain disclosed that he had met some leaders of the ruling party to intimate them of his aspiration.
Before Omisore’s declaration, the Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Bola Oyebamiji, and seven others had already declared their interest in the APC’s ticket.
The seven aspirants are Mr Dotun Babayemi, Senator Babajide Omoworare, Senator Mudashiru Hussain, Akin Ogunbiyi, Benedict Alabi, Kunle Adegoke Rasheed (SAN), and the incumbent National Secretary of the party, Senator Ajibola Basiru.
According to Daily Sun, one key motivation behind those canvassing for Omisore’s candidacy is the belief that Ife, his hometown, would deliver a significant number of votes for the party if their son is in the race for the state’s number one seat.
However, when confronted with this argument, a party chieftain dismissed it, saying the claim “is neither here nor there.”
He said: “I agree with you that Ife and Osogbo will deliver huge votes. But it all depends on the candidate. As you may be aware, Governor Ademola Adeleke’s deputy is from Ife, and you know a bird in hand is worth more than one in the air. So, what it means is that no 100 percent. For Osogbo, it is the seat of power, so government will concentrate energy and resources there, as such ‘Omo Ilu (son of soil)’ sentiment won’t work there.
“But you must also recognise the fact that any area we decide to choose our candidate from outside of Ife and Osogbo, the people will rally round their own to give us plenty votes as well.
“Who would have imagined that Iragbiji, not the entire Boripe Local Government, will give us about 30,000 votes in the last governorship election? So, I think what the leaders of the party can do is to ensure we go for someone with name recognition across the state, with sound background and political trajectory that is unblemished.”
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