A chieftain of the Alll Progressives Congress(APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, on Saturday announced his intention to run for the 2026 governorship election in Osun State under the umbrella of the party.
Omisore, who made the announce in a post on his X handle on Saturday, disclosed that the formal announcement would take place on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at the Osun APC Secretariat in Ogo-Oluwa, Osogbo.
The declaration, themed “Fix the Broken, Restore Our Dreams,” is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Tuesday, 7th October 2025.
“My beloved people of Osun State, after deep reflection and wide consultations, I have decided to formally declare my intention to contest for the Governor of Osun State in 2026 under our great party, the All Progressives Congress
(APC),” Omisore, a former deputy governor of the state, wrote.
Omisore also added that his campaign would focus on restoring hope, strengthening governance, and delivering a brighter future for the people of the state.
“This is not just my mission, it is a collective one. I humbly invite you to join me as we take this bold step towards the Osun Rescue Mission 2026,”omisore, who served as deputy governor of Osun between 1999 and 2003 under the Alliance for Democracy, (AD), later became a senator representing Osun East from 2003 to 201, said.
Omisore, who contested the 2014 governorship election in Osun on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before defecting to the APC, is expected to be among the frontline aspirants in the ruling party’s race for the governorship ticket.
