The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ajibola Basiru, has dumped his ambition to contest the 2026 governorship election in Osun State.
Basiru, who had earlier announced his intention to run for the office, stepped down from the race at the commissioning of his political office, Alubarika House, in Osogbo, on Saturday.
He said the decision to dump his ambition was due to instructions from President Bola Tinubu.
He said, “Considering the enormous responsibilities of my current office as National Secretary of our great party and after due consultations with our esteemed leaders and stakeholders, particularly, the Leader of our party and President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria , President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, it has become necessary to emphatically state that I shall not be contesting the 2026 Osun State Governorship Election.
“The demands of national assignment, particularly the imperative of strengthening our party structures and the responsibilities of preparing for the 2027 general elections, require my unwavering commitment to the unity, success and stability of our party at all levels,” Basiru said.
