The Allied Peoples Movement candidate (APM) for Ondo Central Senatorial District, Sunday Falae, has projected a major upset for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 election. He argued that growing voter attention to individual candidates could weaken the influence of party structures.
Falae said the APM would defeat the APC in the district. He dismissed the ruling party’s assertion that it faced no serious opposition in Ondo State as an attempt to intimidate rival parties and their supporters.
He made the declaration in an interview with journalists in Akure on Sunday, while outlining his ambition to use the Senate to expand his empowerment and community development efforts.
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False said, “I heard the APC bragging that they have no opposition in Ondo. Of course, everybody would say that. It’s just to intimidate people. What have they done for the people? No impact.”
He maintained that the strength of the opposition would become more apparent when campaigns formally begin, and that the APC itself was not immune from internal dissent.
He said, “But right now, even within their party, there is opposition. The APM would shock them at the poll in 2027.”
Falae, a nephew of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation and traditional ruler, Oba Olu Falae, anchored his confidence on his familiarity with the senatorial district and his personal popularity.
He stressed that voters were continuously assessing candidates beyond their party labels, and this makes individual credibility and public acceptance important factors in elections.
Falae said, “The people and, luckily, politics nowadays it’s not about party anymore. It’s about personality.”
He gave reference to previous elections in Ondo State which he claimed had been influenced by the popularity of individual candidates.p
The APM candidate also linked his political ambition to his history of community support: that he had financed his empowerment activities personally since entering politics in 2010.
He said, “I’ve not gotten any position or received a contract or anything. The money I make is what I’ve been spending to help empower people.”
Falae said his decision to seek a Senate seat was driven by a desire to widen those interventions and bring federal representation closer to communities within the district.
He declared, “Now it’s gotten to a point that I want to do more, and I believe the representation at the Senate will help a lot in empowering people.”
He identified women and youth empowerment, community development, and development of Ondo Central at large as priorities if elected.
Falae said his understanding of hardship had also shaped his political outlook. He noted that he had experienced the difficulties faced by ordinary people.
He recalled, “I know what I’ve been through in my life; I know where the shoe pinches, and I’ve lived that life before.”
The contest for the Ondo Central Senate seat is expected to form part of the wider political battle in the state ahead of the 2027 general election, with Falae positioning the APM as a challenger capable of breaking the APC’s hold on the district.
