APGA candidate withdraws from Osun election, backs APC’s Oyebamiji
Punch reported that Mr Adeyemi-Doro announced his decision on Saturday during a programme tagged ‘Osun Youth Interactive Session with Oyebamiji’ organised by the APC Campaign Council in Osogbo The APGA candidate said his decision followed consultations with the leadership and members of his party across the state.
ALSO READ: Osun Election: Reps minority caucus accuses Tinubu of using federal agencies to intimidate state Although his withdrawal does not automatically transfer the votes of APGA supporters to the APC, the endorsement gives Mr Oyebamiji an additional political platform and potentially expands his coalition ahead of Saturday’s election.
The governorship race in Osun State has narrowed further ahead of the 15 August election after the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Adesina Adeyemi-Doro, withdrew from the contest and endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji.
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