APC endorses Gov. Oyebanji as consensus candidate for 2025 Ekiti guber poll

By Idowu Adebomi, Ado-Ekiti

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially adopted Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji as its consensus candidate for the 2025 Ekiti State Governorship Election.

The party formally notified the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the decision in a letter dated October 13, 2025.

The correspondence informed the electoral body of a change in the mode of primary election from direct primaries to a consensus arrangement, in line with the provisions of Section 84(9) and (11) of the Electoral Act, 2022.

Originally, the APC had cleared two aspirants to contest the primary: Governor Oyebanji and Mrs. Atinuke Oluremi Omolayo. However, the party confirmed that Mrs. Omolayo voluntarily withdrew from the race and subsequently endorsed Governor Oyebanji as the consensus candidate.

"The Party has received a letter from Mrs. Omolayo conveying her voluntary decision to withdraw from the contest and expressing her endorsement of Governor Oyebanji as the consensus candidate," stated the letter, which was jointly signed by the APC National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, and the National Secretary, Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru.
The APC explained that Mrs. Omolayo's withdrawal necessitated the switch from a direct primary to a consensus mode, as stipulated by the Electoral Act when only one aspirant remains.

To formally ratify Governor Oyebanji’s candidacy, the party has scheduled a Special Nomination Congress for Monday, October 27, 2025, at the Ekiti State Pavilion, New Iyin Road, Ado Ekiti. INEC has been formally invited to monitor the exercise, which will affirm Oyebanji as the sole aspirant and flag bearer of the APC for the 2025 Ekiti Governorship Election.