9th, November, 2025

Ekiti 2026: Oluyede’s Emergence, Red Card for APC ~ S’West PDP Spokesman, Olusanya Osagunrin Atofarati

The opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to brace up for the imminent defeat that awaits it in the 2026 Governorship Election in Ekiti State, following the emergence of Dr. Wole Oluyede as the party’s flag bearer during the PDP Governorship Primary held on Saturday.

In a press release signed by the Zonal Publicity Secretary of the South-West Chapter, Chief Sanya Atofarati, the PDP said the successful conduct of its governorship primary was a clear indication that the opposition party remains a step ahead of the confusion-prone APC under a rudderless leadership.

“The PDP has once again demonstrated its capacity to manage its affairs and provide leadership at a critical time in our nation’s history, meeting the yearnings of millions of Ekiti people who have been erroneously led by a ‘one-chance’ clueless regime for the past three years.

“Our party’s highly successful governorship primary, held at VINO Event Center in Ado-Ekiti yesterday, speaks volumes of the PDP’s track record of organizational prowess, openness, transparency, and commitment to internal democracy.

“Ekiti people who witnessed the carnival-like event cannot but appreciate the beauty of democracy displayed by the country’s oldest political party under the peaceful atmosphere of a united family.

“The emergence of our candidate through a free, fair, and credible process is already a source of worry to the crisis-infested and confusion-prone APC particularly in Ekiti state whose major preoccupation has been the derailment of governance under the clueless Oyebanji-led administration.

“The waiting game is over as Oluyede’s emergence an accomplished politician and veteran in the struggle signals an automatic red card for the APC. Their rigging machinery will be dismantled in 2026 by a massive vote for the PDP from the resilient Ekiti people who have been pauperized, dehumanized, and rendered defenceless by APC’s misrule since 2018.

“However, we must commend all the contenders in the keenly contested primary for their show of sportsmanship, understanding, and camaraderie. We believe this victory belongs to the PDP family as a whole. Yet, the task ahead remains enormous hence, the need for magnanimity in victory.”