A sociopolitical group in Osun state, The Progressive Frontliners (TPF), Thursday, held a rally in Osogbo, to press home their demand for zoning of governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the West senatorial district of the state.
The group urged President Bola Tinubu to convene a stakeholders meeting and agree on the zoning of the governorship ticket to the West.
Noting that the APC has a good chance to reclaim the state from the Peoples Democratic Party, the state coordinator of the group, Ajibola Ayodele, at a rally in Osogbo, maintained that APC will win the election if they present governorship candidate from Osun West senatorial district.
He said, “In the spirit of the ongoing Ramadan, we want to use this opportunity to urge the leadership of the party from President Bola Tinubu, Chief Bisi Akande, Abdulahi Ganduje, National Secretary of APC, Senator Ajibola Basiru, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, Alhaji Tajudeen Lawal, the chairman of Osun APC and most reserved elder caucus, the Agba-Osun to convene urgent meeting to unanimously agree on zoning of Osun APC guber ticket to Osun West senatorial district.
“When this is done, it will make the party to be focused ahead of the primary and also prepare other districts to work harder in canvassing support for the party.
“The meeting is necessary to prevent aspirants from other districts in polarizing the party. We are committed to the unity and progress of the party ahead of the 2026 election,” Ayodele said.
The group also noted that no aspirant from Osun West has been afforded the privilege of representing our party in gubernatorial elections since the restoration of democracy in 1999, saying “We assert that presenting a candidate from Osun West with the opportunity to represent the APC in the forthcoming 2026 gubernatorial election is not merely a tactical maneuver to reclaim the state from the mismanagement of the PDP, but also a genuine act of progressive reform and recognition of the district’s pivotal role in our shared history.
“We implore the party leadership to seize this opportunity, fostering inclusiveness by considering a competent candidate who has faithfully served the party’s interests from Osun West. In doing so, we uphold the message of Ramadan: one of justice, equality, and embracing all voices within our community.
“As a formidable group within the APC, we have rallied thousands of our members to reclaim Osun state in 2026, urging our party members to persist until this aspiration becomes reality. The people of Osun are anticipating APC leadership, and we must not let them down,” the group said.