Ekiti 2026: APC Adopts Consensus Mode for Primaries

BREAKING:

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted CONSENSUS MODE for the conduct of its primary election fir Ekiti 2026 Governorship Election.

APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday.

According to him, the change from the earlier indicated direct primary to consensus mode of primary was necessitated by the voluntary withdrawal of one of the two cleared aspirants, Mrs. Atinuke Oluremi Omolayo. In a letter to the Party, Mrs Omolayo conveyed her decision to withdraw from the contest and endorse Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji.

This decision has been duly transmitted by the Party to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), vide a letter dated October 13, 2025.

Having satisfied the requirements stipulated under Sections 84(9) and (11) of the Electoral Act 2022, for the consensus mode of primary election, the Party has approved the timetable of activities for the nomination congress as follows:

1. Delegate Congress – Saturday, 25th October, 2025
2. Delegate Congress Appeal – Sunday, 26th October, 2025
3. Special Nomination Congress to Ratify the Consensus Candidate – Monday, 27th October, 2025

The Party commended Mrs. Atinuke Oluremi Omolayo for her spirit of sportsmanship, and commitment to party unity and progress.