Osun Governorship election dress rehearsal for 2027, says Okorie

…Urges Nigerians to remain vigilant to protect democracy

By John Alechenu

ABUJA — Founding National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Chekwas Okorie, has described the forthcoming Osun State governorship election as a dress rehearsal for the 2027 general elections, urging Nigerians and opposition parties to remain vigilant in defending the country’s democracy.

Speaking in an interview with Vanguard on Thursday in Abuja, Okorie said opposition parties must be alert to what he described as attempts to use federal institutions to influence the electoral process.

He cited the controversy surrounding the freezing and subsequent unfreezing of the Osun State Government’s accounts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), describing it as a “test of the waters.”