Popular broadcaster, Oriyomi Hamzat, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Accord in Oyo State ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Abdulraman Muhammed, the party’s National Deputy Secretary announced Mr Hamzat as the authentic candidate in a video posted on X after the conclusion of the party’s governorship primary on Tuesday.
“Three aspirants bought our party’s governorship form. We screened out two of them, and we found Oriyomi AbdulRahmon Hamzat as the authentic candidate and the one who won his own primaries,” the official said while presenting certificate of clearance to the broadcaster.
The declaration did not disclose the votes polled by the aspirants who took part in the primary.
The announcement, however, sparked controversy after another group within the party declared Olakunle Busari winner of a parallel governorship primary, claiming he polled 29,427 votes to defeat Mr Hamzat, who allegedly secured 18,716 votes.
