…as only one female gets APC NASS ticket
By Ismail Azeez
A sitting Senator representing the Osun Central Senatorial District, Olubiyi Fadeyi Ajagunla, has lost his bid to secure the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial ticket to Kunle Rasheed Adegoke (SAN), popularly known as K-RAD, ahead of the 2027 National Assembly elections in Osun State.
Ajagunla had recently defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), alongside the Senator representing the Osun East Senatorial District, Francis Fadahunsi.
The results were announced in Osogbo by the Chairman of the APC Primary Election Committee, Bayo Ayo, following the conclusion of the exercise.
2027 National Assembly elections in Osun StateAccording to the official results declared by the committee, Adegoke polled 26,655 votes to emerge as the winner of the contest, while Ajagunla secured 13,138 votes.
Other aspirants in the race included Yomi Ogunwale, who scored 2,925 votes, Akintunde Adegboye with 342 votes, and Olu Fakeye, who polled 67 votes.
With this outcome, Ajagunla became the only prominent defector from the PDP to the APC in the state who failed to secure a ticket in the party’s primary elections.
Meanwhile, the APC also announced the winners for the other senatorial districts in the state. Adenigba Francis Fadahunsi emerged as the candidate for the Osun East Senatorial District after polling 23,593 votes to defeat Israel Famurewa and Thomas Ogungbangbe.
In the Osun West Senatorial District, Akinade Akanmu Ogunbiyi clinched the party’s ticket with 30,568 votes, defeating Gafar Akintayo and Peter Ogundeji.
The party further announced its candidates for the federal constituencies across the state.
Ibrahim Taofik Kayode emerged as the candidate for the Osogbo Federal Constituency, Taiwo Oluga for Ayedaade, Habeeb Adedamola for Iwo, Sanya Omirin for Ijesa South, David Ayodele Asalu for Ede, Simeon Adebisi Babawale for Ila, Taofik Ajilesoro for Ife, Oluwole Oke for Obokun, and Eniafe Damilare for the Boripe Federal Constituency