adsShock and confusion grip the Ogun political landscape after Deputy Governor Noimot Salako-Oyedele was excluded from the APC’s cleared aspirants list for the Ogun West senatorial primaries raising fresh questions over internal party power play, zoning tensions, and the credibility of the selection process.
Confusion and political tension have swept through Ogun State following the exclusion of Deputy Governor Noimot Salako-Oyedele from the All Progressives Congress (APC) list of aspirants cleared for the Ogun West senatorial primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The official signed list released on Wednesday includes Senator Tolu Odebiyi, Senator Gbolahan Dada, Hon. Waliu Taiwo, and Hon. Jimoh Ojugbele but notably omits Salako-Oyedele, who had publicly declared interest in the race and undertaken extensive consultations across the senatorial district.
Her exclusion has immediately triggered speculation within party circles, especially as she had already purchased nomination forms and built a visible campaign structure across Ogun West. The Deputy Governor, regarded as the most prominent female aspirant from the district, had engaged women’s groups, political stakeholders, and community leaders in a sustained mobilisation effort.
