Omisore drops court case challenging APC gov primary in Osun

The campaign organisation of former senator Iyiola Omisore says he has already withdrawn the lawsuit he filed over the disqualification of several governorship aspirants ahead of the All Progressives Congress governorship primary in Osun State.

In a statement released on Thursday in Osogbo, the organisation’s Director-General, Ajibola Famurewa, said the case had been discontinued.

According to the statement, the suit, marked FHC/OS/CS/261/2025 – Senator Iyiola Omisore v. APC & ANR, was initiated after the party’s screening panel reportedly disqualified seven out of the eight aspirants seeking the APC ticket.

The campaign organisation explained that the legal action was intended to test the legality of the screening panel’s decision, which it believed contravened provisions of the Electoral Act 2022.

The clarification comes amid renewed attention to the case after details of Omisore’s suit against the APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission resurfaced, sparking concerns within the party as political activities intensify ahead of the August 15 governorship election in the state.

In the originating summons dated December 9, 2025, Omisore had asked a Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo to determine whether the APC had the authority to introduce qualification or disqualification conditions for aspirants beyond those stipulated in the 1999 Constitution.

Among the reliefs sought was a declaration that the party lacked the power to disqualify him from participating in the governorship primary, since he had met the constitutional requirements outlined in Sections 177 and 182 of the Constitution.

Part of the originating summons read, “AN ORDER voiding and/or setting aside the purported disqualification of the plaintiff as an aspirant at the 1st defendant governorship primary election for the election of a governorship candidate to represent the 1st Defendant at the Osun State forthcoming Governorship Election, having failed to comply with the requirement for the nomination of candidate for election under Section 84 (2) & (3) of the Electoral Act 2022 (as amended).”

Omisore also asked the court to invalidate the alleged disqualification and compel the APC to recognise him as an aspirant in its governorship primary.

He further sought an order restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission from recognising any primary election conducted by the party to nominate its governorship candidate for the Osun election.

The suit, filed through his lawyer Kolawole Salami before Justice Adefunmilola Demi-Ajayi, became widely known after a court log showing cases scheduled for March 2 circulated on social media, where the matter appeared as the 11th on the list.

However, the campaign organisation said the legal action was later discontinued following interventions by senior party leaders, including President Bola Tinubu and Bisi Akande.

“Upon the intervention of the President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chief Bisi Akande and other well-meaning leaders that led to Senator Omisore’s engagement of the media on a national television to follow the party’s decision and to honour Mr President,” the statement said.

The organisation also accused some individuals of distorting the situation in a way that could trigger unnecessary anxiety within the party.

It urged members of the APC and the public to ignore reports suggesting the case remains before the court and called for unity within the party as preparations continue for the forthcoming governorship election.

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