Omisore discontinued the court case following interventions from prominent leaders of the ruling party.
By Kehinde Okeowo
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and former Osun State Deputy Governor, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has withdrawn the court case challenging his disqualification—and that of six other governorship aspirants—by his party.
This was disclosed on Thursday in a statement released in Osogbo by the Director General of his campaign organisation, Ajibola Famurewa.
According to him, the suit was discontinued following interventions from prominent leaders of the ruling party.
The statement also disclosed that the legal action had been filed at the Federal High Court in Osogbo after the party’s screening panel disqualified seven out of eight aspirants ahead of the APC governorship primary in Osun State.
Famurewa noted that, “the legal action, marked FHC/OS/CS/261/2025 – Senator Iyiola Omisore v. APC & ANR, was instituted to test the legality of the panel’s decision.”
He added, “the suit questioned whether the party had the authority to impose conditions for qualification or disqualification of aspirants beyond those stipulated in the Electoral Act 2022 and the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.”
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The originating summons, dated 9 December 2025, had asked “the Federal High Court to determine if the APC could lawfully disqualify Omisore despite his alleged fulfilment of the constitutional requirements to contest in the governorship primary.”
The suit also sought an order nullifying the alleged disqualification and compelling the APC to recognise Omisore as an aspirant in its governorship primary ahead of the state election.
However, Famurewa stated that the case was withdrawn after consultations and appeals from senior party leaders.
”Upon the intervention of the President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Chief Bisi Akande and other well-meaning leaders, Senator Omisore decided to honour the request to follow the party’s decision,” the statement read.
The campaign DG stressed the importance of unity within the APC ahead of the forthcoming governorship election, scheduled for 15 August in Osun State.
He also urged members of the party and the public to disregard reports suggesting that the case was still pending.
