APC Crisis: Oyetola, Senator Basiru ‘Battle’ Omisore Replacement

There are strong indications that the battle to replace Senator Iyiola Omisre as the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is between a former Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, and the spokesperson for the ninth Senate, Ajibola Basiru.

TrackNews Media recalls that Abdullahi Adamu and Omisore had last week Sunday resigned their appointment as National Chairman and National Secretary, respectively.

Oyetola visited the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. Although President Bola Tinubu was absent from the villa, as he was attending the graduation of Senior Course 45 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College in Jaji, Kaduna State, the former Osun State governor was received by Vice President Kashim Shettima.

The former governor had a closed-door meeting with the VP after he was earlier sighted at the Aso Villa mosque.

Although sources within the presidency disclosed to The PUNCH that the former Osun governor was unwilling to consider the offer because of his 2026 governorship ambition, he was consequently persuaded to accept it.

This is coming two days after news filtered in that Tinubu and APC governors had settled for the former Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, to replace Adamu as APC national chairman.