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From Lateef Dada, Osogbo
A group within the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, Osogbo Progressives Alliance (OPA), has begged President Bola Tinubu to support the zoning of the governorship ticket to the West Senatorial District.
The group also appealed to the National Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Ganduje and the National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Basiru, to support the agenda for the zoning of the ticket to the West.
The coordinator of the group, Ademola Quadri, who spoke at a press conference in Osogbo, Friday, said the agitation was to address imbalance in the production of governor in the state and to also ensure that the party won the 2026 governorship election.
Quadri, who noted that the zone had not produced a sitting governor in the last 26 years, m said that despite this inequitable treatment, the zone had been consistently demonstrated utmost loyalty to the Progressives family.
“We want to express our unwavering support for the transfer of gubernatorial power to Osun West Senatorial District as against any individual ambition from other districts in the 2026 election.
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“We are persuaded that it is profoundly unjust for the progressive party to have overlooked Osun West in its gubernatorial considerations since 1999, through 26 years of political evolution to the present day
“We fervently appeal to President our national party chairman, Abdullah Ganduje, Chief Adebisi Akande, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, Sen. Ajibola Basiru, and other elders of the party to support the aspirations of Osun West in the 2026 governorship election,” he said.
The group also appealed to the people of Osogbo to support the Osun West Agenda, saying that the interest of the town should not be allowed to overthrow general interest.
“While we do not dismiss the rights of those who wish to contest the election, we believe that enduring peace, equity, fairness, and social harmony within the progressive family should be the ultimate aim of any fair-minded individual in Osogbo.
“Therefore, let it be emphatically declared that our to support the aspirations of Osun West in the 2026 elections is not merely a political maneuver, but a profound statement of inclusivity, unity, and strategic foresight to secure electoral victory,” the group said.
