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Sharafadeen, Adekanmbi, Oriyomi Hamzat make list as INEC releases 16 Oyo gov candidates
📍 Washington D.C., USA, US·🕐 15d ago·1 outlet
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of 16 governorship candidates for the 2027 election in Oyo State, with All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli, Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) flagbearer Abimbola Adekanmbi and Accord Party candidate Abdulrahman Oriyomi Hamzat among those cleared for the contest.
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