Three serving members of the House of Representatives from Ogun State have lost their bids to secure return tickets for the 2027 general elections following the conclusion of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries held across the state.
The Chairman of the State Primaries Committee, Comrade Phillips Shuaibu, announced the results on Sunday at the APC Secretariat in Abeokuta, declaring winners across the federal constituencies after the exercise.
Among those who failed to clinch the party’s tickets were Hon. Isiaka Akinlade, Hon. Adesola Elegbeji and another incumbent lawmaker, as fresh and returning contenders emerged victorious in the keenly contested primaries.
One of the major highlights of the exercise was the victory of the Chief of Staff to the Ogun State Governor, Dr. Toyin Taiwo, who secured a landslide win in the Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituency primary.
Taiwo polled 31,256 votes to defeat his closest rivals. Hon. Isiaka Akinlade garnered 28 votes, while Akintomiwa Gbenga and Femi Adebayo secured 21 votes each.
In Abeokuta South Federal Constituency, the incumbent member, Hon. Afolabi Afuape, retained the party’s ticket with 12,633 votes. Tolupe Phillips scored 760 votes, Akeem Ademolake polled 270 votes, Engr. Abolore Ayodeji secured 215 votes, while Hon. Lanre Edun got 12 votes.
For Odeda/Obafemi Owode/Abeokuta North Federal Constituency, Hon. Olumide Osoba emerged as the consensus candidate through affirmation, securing 45,907 votes.
Similarly, Hon. Adijat Adeleye, the Ogun State Commissioner for Women Affairs, clinched the APC ticket for Ifo/Ewekoro Federal Constituency with 25,167 affirmative votes.
In Remo Federal Constituency, the State Commissioner for Special Duties, Hon. Funmilayo Efuwape, defeated three other aspirants with 22,452 votes. Hon.
Adesola Elegbeji polled 16 votes, Ayemeke secured six votes, while Kolade Adeogun got 101 votes.
Also emerging through consensus in Ado-Odo/Ota Federal Constituency was Hon. Olarenwaju Basorun, who secured 17,740 affirmative votes.
In Ijebu Central Federal Constituency, Hon. Rasaq Dada won the ticket with 17,459 votes, defeating Adetomiwa Adetilewa, who polled 891 votes, and Adeola Azeez, who scored 532 votes.
For Yewa North/Imeko-Afon Federal Constituency, Hon. Gboyega Nasir Isiaka secured the ticket with 15,900 votes.
Meanwhile, in the keenly contested Ijebu North/Ijebu East/Ogun Waterside Federal Constituency primary, Hon. Joseph Adegbesan emerged victorious with 18,884 votes, defeating Hon. Rasheed Kashamu, son of the late political stalwart, Buruji Kashamu, who polled 265 votes.
The APC primaries in Ogun State witnessed a blend of consensus arrangements and direct contests, producing both familiar faces and new entrants ahead of the 2027 general elections.
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Dangers of Political Imposition: How one-man decisions can weaken APC in Ogun
By Otunba Fatai Sowemimo
Politics is not warfare against your own party members. It is the art of inclusion, negotiation, balance, and respect for political stakeholders.
What is currently unfolding in Ogun State APC should worry every sincere progressive.
Governor Dapo Abiodun has gradually transformed what should be a democratic process into a carefully controlled political arrangement driven by loyal loyalists and predetermined endorsements.
First came the controversial “consensus” arrangement in Ogun East aimed at positioning himself against the far more grassroots-rooted and politically experienced Otunba Gbenga Daniel.
Then came Ogun Central, where Senator Shuaib Afolabi Salisu was openly projected despite the overwhelming political influence and structure of former Governor Ibikunle Amosun.
Now in Ogun West, the Governor has ignored his own Deputy Governor, Alhaja Noimot Salako-Oyedele — the only female aspirant in the race — and allegedly imposed another preferred candidate.
This is no longer ordinary politics. It is political exclusion on a statewide scale.
The implications are enormous.
A political party cannot continue humiliating powerful blocs, respected leaders, loyal stakeholders, women groups, and grassroots structures while expecting total unity during elections.
Every political structure has emotional limits.
When people feel ignored, sidelined, or politically disrespected, they may remain inside the party physically but withdraw psychologically and electorally.
That is how ruling parties suddenly become vulnerable.
The danger before APC today is not opposition parties alone — it is internal resentment quietly growing across the three senatorial districts.
In Ogun East,
supporters of OGD believe popularity and grassroots acceptance are being sacrificed for state power influence.
In Ogun Central,
loyalists of Amosun may interpret the situation as an attempt to politically diminish an established structure with deep electoral roots.
In Ogun West,
women groups and stakeholders are asking a simple question:
If a sitting Deputy Governor cannot receive fair political consideration from her own political family, what message does that send about loyalty and inclusion?
The political consequences of these developments could extend beyond Senate contests.
They may affect Presidential election mobilization: Governorship calculations; National Assembly races; State Assembly contests;
Voter enthusiasm; Grassroots campaign effectiveness.
No governor, regardless of influence, can single-handedly deliver electoral victory without broad-based cooperation from all political tendencies within the party.
History consistently teaches one lesson:
Imposed candidacies weaken party unity, while inclusive politics strengthens electoral victory.
APC became a dominant force because it accommodated different interests, leaders, and tendencies. The moment one political tendency begins to silence others, internal fractures become inevitable.
True leadership is not measured by the power to impose candidates.
True leadership is measured by the wisdom to unite people with differing ambitions under one political roof.
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The survival and future strength of APC in Ogun State will depend not on endorsements arranged in closed rooms, but on fairness, consultation, inclusion, and genuine democratic legitimacy.
A party that refuses to listen to its grassroots today may struggle to hear victory songs tomorrow.
Otunba Sowemimo wrote from Ogun state