33 Chairmanship, 351 Councilorship Candidates Drag Oyo APM To Court

Thirty-three chairmanship and 351 councillorship candidates of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Oyo State have dragged the party before the Federal High Court in Ibadan, over reports of a fresh primary election for the forthcoming local government elections.
The plaintiffs, who emerged as candidates from the APM local government and councillorship primaries conducted across the state on 3 August 2026, are seeking to stop the party from conducting another primary for the same positions.
According to the court documents, the 3 August primaries were monitored by the Oyo State Independent National Electoral Commission (OYSIEC), with the results of the exercise subsequently submitted t...