Nigeria: #Osundecides2026 - Meet Candidates Seeking to Govern 'State of the Living Spring'
The contest is shaping into a three-way race as candidates sell records and promises to 2.4 million eligible voters.
- On Saturday, August 15, 2026, about 2.4 million eligible voters will head to 3,763 polling units across Osun State to elect a governor from 13 political parties for a four-year term.
- The race has narrowed to a three-way contest between incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party, APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji, and ADC's Najeem Salaam, a former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly.
- Adeleke, who defeated former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola in 2022, previously represented Osun West District in the Senate, while Oyebamiji resigned as National Inland Waterways Authority Managing Director to pursue his governorship campaign.
- Voter Bolanle Waheed prioritizes unemployment, arguing the next administration must attract industries to create jobs, though he expressed reservations about Oyebamiji's association with previous APC administrations.
- Candidates are criss-crossing 332 wards across 30 local government areas, selling their records and programs to voters before Saturday's poll determines who will lead Osun State.
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Nigeria: #osundecides2026 - Meet Candidates Seeking to Govern 'State of the Living Spring'
Thirteen candidates are contesting the 15 August Osun governorship election, but the race is largely shaping up as a contest among incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke, APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji and former House of Assembly Speaker Najeem Salaam of the ADC.
#OsunDecides2026: Meet candidates seeking to govern 'State of the Living Spring'
Thirteen candidates are contesting the 15 August Osun governorship election, but the race is largely shaping up as a contest among incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke, APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji and former House of Assembly Speaker Najeem Salaam of the ADC. The post #OsunDecides2026: Meet candidates seeking to govern ‘State of the Living Spring’ appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Osun Election: Opposition must unite against APC
By Olayinka Ajayi LAGOS — Publisher of Ovation Magazine and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chief Dele Momodu, has urged opposition parties in Osun State to unite and support Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party ahead of the August 16 governorship election. Momodu said opposition unity was necessary to prevent the All […] The post Osun Election: Opposition must unite against APC — Momodu appeared first on Vanguard New…
Osun2026: Oyetola Left N15bn, Adeleke’s Claims Are Misleading — Oyebamiji
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Osun State, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), has challenged the narrative being promoted by the Ademola Adeleke administration regarding the financial position it inherited from the immediate past administration of Governor Gboyega Oyetola. Speaking at the Arise TV Town Hall Meeting held in Osun State, Oyebamiji fielded questions from journalists on his plans for the state an…
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