By Peter Omopo
Osogbo – Former Deputy Governor of Osun State and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Iyiola Omisore, has announced his intention to contest the 2026 governorship election on the party’s platform.
Omisore made the announcement via his X (formerly Twitter) handle on Saturday, stating that his formal declaration would take place on Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at the Osun APC Secretariat, Ogo-Oluwa, Osogbo, by 10 a.m.
The declaration event, themed “Fix the Broken, Restore Our Dreams,” will mark the official launch of what Omisore described as the “Osun Rescue Mission 2026.”
“My beloved people of Osun State, after deep reflection and wide consultations, I have decided to formally declare my intention to contest for the Governor of Osun State in 2026 under our great party, the All Progressives Congress,” he wrote.
Omisore said his campaign would centre on restoring hope, strengthening governance, and delivering a brighter future for the people of the state. “This is not just my mission; it is a collective one,” he added.
The former senator, who represented Osun East between 2003 and 2011 and chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee, previously contested the 2014 governorship election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He later ran under the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 2018 before joining the APC in 2021, where he was elected National Secretary at the party’s national convention the following year.
Omisore is expected to be one of the leading aspirants in the APC’s race for the 2026 governorship ticket.
