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Ahead of the All Progressives Congress governorship primary slated for October 27 in Ekiti State, the party’s National Working Committee has disqualified one of the aspirants, Kayode Ojo.

Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed the Ekiti State governorship election for July 20, 2026

APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Duro Meseko, who disclosed this while addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, said Governor Abiodun Oyebanji and Omolayo Oluremi were cleared to contest in the primary.

SOURCE >>>>> https://ekitinews247.com.ng/2025/10/09/apc-reportedly-disqualifies-engr-kayode-ojo-from-ekiti-governorship-primary/

Oyebanji is afraid of him.

Democracy is Dead, leaders misbehave because they know they will perpetuate themselves in power by whatever means. I hate leaders who fear a fair contest, it means they have failed in leadership

If Tinubu has his way, he will prefer to run unopposed. A so-called democrat and master strategist would rather encourage shady underdealings than a free and fair party primaries where all eligible candidates contest. Peter Mbah is afraid of Barth Nnaji contesting against him just as Sheriff was afraid of Omo-Agege contesting against him. They only decamped with the promise of running unopposed. Tinubu is busy doing deals that only benefits him while sabotaging loyal party members across the states.

AMINDA:
If Tinubu has his way, he will prefer to run unopposed. A so-called democrat and master strategist would rather encourage shady underdealings than a free and fair party primaries where all eligible candidates contest. Peter Mbah is afraid of Barth Nnaji contesting against him just as Sheriff was afraid of Omo-Agege contesting against him. They only decamped with the promise of running unopposed. Tinubu is busy doing deals that only benefits him while sabotaging loyal party members across the states.

You mean a sitting president or governor should be denied the party ticket? Are you really thinking this through? Even in the U.S., it’s almost automatic—the whole process is usually just ceremonial.

lionshare:
You mean a sitting president or governor should be denied the party ticket? Are you really thinking this through? Even in the U.S., it’s almost automatic—the whole process is usually just ceremonial.

Tell that to Ambode in Lagos. As expected, it's always bad until Tinubu does it, then it becomes excusable. What happens to doing a transparent party primary? Why disqualify an aspirant from a primary if he stands half a chance. Are party primaries for incumbents against APC's constitution?

AMINDA:
Tell that to Ambode in Lagos. As expected, it's always bad until Tinubu does it, then it becomes excusable. What happens to doing a transparent party primary? Why disqualify an aspirant from a primary if he stands half a chance. Are party primaries for incumbents against APC's constitution?

Fair enough, but an outlier doesn’t represent the norm. Since Tinubu is your focus, it might be better to use a presidential example instead.