The Forum of South West Chairmen of the Accord Party has expressed confidence that Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, will win a second term in office in 2026. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, the forum’s spokesperson and Ogun State Accord Chairman, Mr Rotimi Oke, said the governor’s record in office…
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has emerged as the Accord Party’s flag-bearer for the state’s August 8, 2026 governorship election. The party’s primary, conducted in Osogbo on Wednesday under the supervision of INEC officials, saw Adeleke secure 145 votes out of 150 cast. Five votes were invalidated. Mrs Mariam Saleh, chairperson of the Electoral Committee,…
Osun State Governor, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, has officially joined the Accord Party, declaring his intention to seek re-election in the August 8, 2026 governorship election. The governor made the announcement on Tuesday at the Banquet Hall of the Government House, Osogbo, during a meeting with national and state leaders of the Accord Party, according to…
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tanimu Turaki, on Tuesday said the party has not officially received any communication from Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, regarding his purported resignation from the PDP. Speaking to journalists after the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja, Turaki noted that while Adeleke has the…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with immediate effect. Adeleke announced his decision in a letter dated November 4 and addressed to the chairman of Sagba Abogunde Ward 2, Ede North Local Government Area. The letter was made available to journalists early Tuesday in Osogbo. In…
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State will on Wednesday present the 2026 draft budget estimates before the State House of Assembly in Osogbo. The Speaker, Mr. Adewale Egbedun, disclosed this during Tuesday’s plenary session, noting that the governor had formally communicated his intention to lay the budget before lawmakers. Egbedun said Adeleke’s letter indicated that…
The 25 lawmakers representing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Osun State House of Assembly have strongly denied rumours suggesting they are planning to defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Addressing the media in Osogbo on Wednesday, Speaker Wale Egbedun described the speculation as baseless and politically motivated, assuring the public of the…
The Osun caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says Gov. Ademola Adeleke will contest the Aug. 8, 2026 governorship election on the platform of the party. The PDP leadership emphasised that the governor would not defect to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This is contained in a communique issued at the end of the…
Gov Ademola Adeleke of Osun has commiserated with the Orangun of Oke-Ila, Oba Adedokun Omoniyi Abolarin, over the passing of his wife, Solape. This is contained in a statement issued by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, spokesperson for the governor on Tuesday. Adeleke described the deceased as a virtuous woman and a pillar of support to the…
President Bola Tinubu has extended felicitations to the Osun governor, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, on his 65th birthday on May 13. The President noted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governor had created a niche for himself as a politician of reckoning not only in Osun but also across the country and beyond, Mr Bayo Onanuga,…
