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APC bars two governorship hopefuls in Ekiti over non-compliance with party rules.
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Governor Oyebanji, Mrs. Omolayo cleared to contest October 27 primaries.
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NWC also dissolves Enugu APC exco amid talks of Governor Mbah’s defection from PDP.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disqualified two aspirants from its upcoming governorship primaries in Ekiti State, scheduled to hold later this month.
The party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Duro Meseko, made this known while addressing journalists after the National Working Committee (NWC) meeting on Thursday at the APC national secretariat in Abuja.
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According to him, the incumbent Governor Abiodun Oyebanji and Mrs. Atinuke Oluremi Omolayo have been cleared to participate in the primaries, while Engr. Kayode Ojo and Mrs. Abimbola Olajumoke Olawunmi were disqualified.
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Meseko explained that the two disqualified aspirants failed to meet key requirements of the party’s constitution and the Electoral Act 2022 (as amended).
“The NWC has carefully reviewed all screening reports and found that two aspirants did not comply with the set guidelines for participation,” he said, adding that efforts to reach the affected individuals for comment proved unsuccessful.
The APC primary election is slated for October 27, while the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled the governorship election for July 20, 2026.
Meseko also announced plans to inaugurate a party reconciliation committee to be chaired by Chief Bisi Akande, the APC’s pioneer national chairman.
In a related development, the NWC has dissolved the APC executive committee in Enugu State, a move sources within the party describe as a strategic effort to restructure the state chapter ahead of the anticipated defection of Governor Peter Mbah from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the APC.
