“Fake Figures Exposed?” — Fresh APC Oyo Governorship Primary Vote Breakdown Sparks Controversy
Fresh details have emerged regarding the recently concluded governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress in Oyo State, as new figures allegedly obtained from party insiders appear to contradict several widely circulated results shared across social media and some online platforms.
According to information exclusively obtained by IB CONNECT from sources close to the office of the party’s National Organising Secretary, the officially collated results from last Thursday’s APC governorship primary election reportedly showed that Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli emerged overwhelmingly ahead of other aspirants with a total of 91,824 votes.
The source, who requested anonymity because he was not authorised to speak publicly on the matter, disclosed that Alli’s closest challenger, former Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, secured 7,532 votes during the exercise.
The fresh figures have generated intense political conversations across Oyo State, especially after several unofficial vote tallies had earlier gone viral online, presenting significantly different numbers from what party insiders now claim to be the authentic results.
According to the alleged internal tally obtained by IB CONNECT, Senator Abdulfatai Buhari came third with 6,963 votes. Other aspirants reportedly scored far lower figures, with Akeem Agbaje polling 1,475 votes, while former Deputy Governor Rauf Olaniyan received 992 votes.
The source further stated that Adewale Kolapo Kareem, who reportedly stepped down in support of Alli before the primaries, garnered 990 votes. Other aspirants listed in the breakdown include Hakeem Alao with 170 votes, Ololade Usman Bakare with 15 votes, Wasiu Ayobami Lam-Adesina with 10 votes, while Muyiwa Gbadegesin reportedly secured seven votes.
Political observers say the latest figures sharply contrast with earlier reports that had flooded social media shortly after the primary election. In the widely circulated but unverified results, Alli was alleged to have polled 578,143 votes, while Abdulfatai Buhari reportedly received 37,265 votes and Adelabu was credited with 19,193 votes.
However, another source familiar with activities at the office of the APC National Secretary reportedly dismissed those viral numbers as inaccurate and mathematically questionable. The source explained that the total registered membership strength of the APC in Oyo State currently stands at 157,266 members, making some of the inflated online figures difficult to reconcile with the actual voting population.
According to the insider, a total of 109,978 accredited party members allegedly participated in the governorship primary election across the state.
The controversy surrounding the results has further intensified political tensions within the ruling party ahead of the 2027 general elections, with supporters of different aspirants already debating the credibility of various figures being circulated online.
Meanwhile, the spokesman of the APC in Oyo State, Wasiu Sadare, had earlier dismissed the viral results circulating across social media and some digital news platforms.
Sadare reportedly described the widely shared figures as “fake,” “unauthorised,” and “misleading,” insisting that only results officially released by the appropriate party authorities should be regarded as authentic.
As of the time of filing this report, the APC national leadership had yet to publicly release a detailed certified state-by-state breakdown of the governorship primary election results. However, political stakeholders across Oyo State continue to monitor developments closely as conversations surrounding transparency, internal party democracy, and delegate credibility dominate public discourse.
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