Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum, Hope Uzodimma, and other state governors have arrived in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, for a mega rally of the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the August 15, 2026, governorship election in the state.
Other APC members at the rally include Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo, Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo, Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and a member of the House of Representatives representing Ikeja Federal Constituency, James Faleke.
The rally is part of the party’s final mobilisation efforts for its governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of the election.
Coming on the final day of the official campaign period, the mega rally is expected to attract APC leaders, party supporters, campaign coordinators and members from across the 30 local government areas of Osun State.
Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, fixed Thursday, August 13, as the deadline for campaigns ahead of the election following the adjustment of the poll date from August 8 to August 15.
The APC leadership is rooting for its governorship candidate, Oyebamiji, who emerged following the governorship primary conducted in Osogbo.
Oyebamiji is keenly contesting against the incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party, and candidates from the African Democratic Congress, ADC, the People’s Redemption Party, PRP, among others.
DAILY POST reports that Osun State has witnessed unprecedented violence in the past few weeks, with the Accord Party accusing the APC of using federal might to suppress other political parties.
Recall that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, last week froze the Osun State Government’s account a few days before the election.
However, President Bola Tinubu intervened and ordered the anti-graft agency to immediately unfreeze the account.
Osun election: Akpabio, Uzodimma, others storm Osogbo for APC mega rally