The Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, has emerged as the senatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ekiti Central ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Bamidele’s emergence followed the release of the list of duly screened senatorial aspirants in Ekiti State by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Sulaiman Arugungu, on Sunday night.

According to the list, Bamidele was the sole cleared aspirant for the Ekiti Central Senatorial District, effectively securing an unopposed nomination.

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The development positions the Senate Leader to fly the APC flag for the district for a third consecutive time.

The party also cleared aspirants for the other senatorial districts in the state. For Ekiti South Senatorial District, those cleared include Adeyemi Adaramodu, former Senate Minority Leader Biodun Olujimi, and Bamidele Faparusi.

For Ekiti North Senatorial District, cleared aspirants include Cyril Fasuyi, Ayo Arise, Mr. Oladipupo Bamisaye, and Chief Oluwadare Owolabi.

Bamidele’s unopposed emergence follows what party stakeholders described as broad endorsement from constituents across Ekiti Central.

He first secured the APC senatorial ticket in 2019 after a closely contested primary election against then-incumbent senator Fatimat Raji-Rasaki.

He went on to clinch the ticket unopposed in 2023, a development attributed to his legislative performance, representation, and oversight roles in the National Assembly.