Following claims by Abayomi Hunye that he is the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Ogun State, the state chapter of the party on Sunday, 23 August, 2026 reaffirmed Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, as its governorship candidate for the 2027 general election, reports thegazellenews.com.
The state Chairman of the party, Chief Yemi Sanusi, who made the clarification through a statement on described the claim as false and urged its members, supporters and the general public to disregard it.
The ruling party said, “For the avoidance of doubt, the Ogun State APC wishes to state clearly that Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, is the duly recognised governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State for the 2027 election.”
According to the party, Adeola emerged from its governorship primary with 304,055 votes out of the 305,287 accredited voters who participated in the exercise.
Abayomi Hunye
This latest development comes as chieftain of the party and former federal lawmaker in Ogun State, Kayode Oladele, criticised Hunye over his continued pursuit of the 2027 governorship ticket and the recent unveiling of a running mate.
In a statement on Sunday, 23 August, 2026, Oladele, described Hunye’s actions as an “exercise in futility,” arguing that the APC had concluded its nomination process and forwarded Adeola’s name to the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC).
Following his emergence, the Senator picked Mrs Kudirat Adegunwa-Balogun as his running mate.
The APC said the names of Adeola and Adegunwa-Balogun had subsequently been submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission as its governorship candidate and running mate for the 2027 election.
The party therefore dissociated itself from Hunye’s claim and any other declaration purporting to present another person as its governorship candidate.
“The Ogun State APC therefore dissociates itself from any contrary claim or declaration by Abayomi Semako Hunye or any other individual purporting to be the party’s governorship candidate,” the party said in the statement.
Thegazellenews.com gathered that Hunye, at a press briefing in Abeokuta on Saturday, 22 August, 2026 dismissed reports that he had withdrawn from the race, saying he was already in court challenging the process that produced Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, as the APC governorship candidate.
Hunye also unveiled Otunba Abayomi Odunowo from Ijebu-Ode as his running mate and said he would continue his campaign across the state in accordance with electoral laws.
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