2026 Guber: Omisore, Benedict Reject APC Disqualification, Allege Bias, Irregularities

Former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, and Benedict Olugboyega Alabi have rejected their disqualification from the party’s 2026 governorship primary, describing the process as flawed, biased, and lacking transparency.

Omisore, who appeared before the APC Governorship Primary Appeal Committee on Abuja, said the screening panel’s report was tainted by external interference and procedural inconsistencies.

He described the decision to disqualify him and six other aspirants as “the biggest joke of the year.”

According to him, the panel never communicated any specific infractions to the aspirants, nor did it provide them with copies of the report used to disqualify them.

He alleged that the panel chairman confessed privately that pressures from unnamed forces influenced the outcome of the screening exercise.

“The panel produced multiple reports, and the one submitted to the secretariat was not the original. As we speak, none of us has been shown the report or told why we were disqualified.

Omisore said that claims about insufficient nominators were unfounded since party leaders had full access to the membership database.

He expressed confidence that the National Working Committee (NWC) would overturn the decision.

Reacting, the Osun Àjọṣe Campaign Team condemned the disqualification of Benedict Olugboyega Alabi, calling it “selective justice” and a shocking development that undermines internal democracy.

The team insisted that Alabi met every requirement of the screening process, including the submission of the five required party members and financial documentation from all 30 local government areas.

The group demanded an immediate review of Alabi’s disqualification, urging the Screening Committee to revisit his submissions with fairness and impartiality.

“The decision suggests a possible attempt to serve the interests of a select few rather than the collective good of our great party,” the statement read.