The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Oyo State took another dimension on Monday when some aspirants under the platform of the party rejected the party’s choice for the forthcoming bye-election in Ibadan North Federal Constituency.

The election is billed to take place on Saturday, 16th August 2025.

The bye-election became necessary following the death of the last occupant of the seat, Hon Musliudeen Olaide Akinremi.

Akinremi who was elected for the second term died in July last year. He was a member of APC.

DAILY POST recalls the party had few days ago, declared that it has picked Adewale Olatunji as its candidate for the bye-election.

Some of the aspirants under the party have however rejected the nomination of Olatunji.

The aspirants while speaking at a press conference on Monday in Ibadan, the state capital, gave the party’s national secretariat 48 hours to resolve the matter or face the consequences.