Oyo APC guber candidate yet to emerge – Tinubu ex-minister, Adelabu insists

Former Minister of Power and governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State, Adebayo Adelabu, has insisted that the party’s governorship candidate in the state is yet to emerge.

In a statement on Monday, Adelabu urged party members to remain calm and await the official pronouncement of the party’s national leadership on the outcome of the recently concluded primaries.

He equally warned against widely circulated consensus arrangements on candidates of the APC for governorship and other elective positions from the state for the 2027 general election.

DAILY POST reports that Adelabu, who resigned as Minister of Power on April 30, 2026, contested the APC governorship primaries in Oyo State alongside eight others, with Senator Sarafadeen Alli reported in several quarters as having won the primaries and being the consensus candidate of the party.

Meanwhile, Oyo APC chairman, Moses Adeyemo, had, after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in Lagos, at the weekend, also declared Alli as the party’s candidate for the governorship election.

But Adelabu said no individual or group at the state level had been authorised to announce the final outcome of the primaries,” insisting that only the party’s national headquarters could make such a declaration.

“Oyo APC guber candidate yet to emerge. At this crucial stage, no one should allow himself or herself to be misled by rumours, propaganda or premature victory claims designed to manipulate public perception, create confusion among party faithful and influence ongoing consultations within the party.

“Such actions are neither helpful to the party nor consistent with the principles of fairness, discipline and internal democracy that should guide our conduct as loyal APC members.

“Any purported list of candidates being circulated on social media or through unofficial channels should be treated with utmost caution until the national leadership of the party makes its official pronouncement,” Adelabu said.