Breaking: PDP Announces Osun Governorship Candidate in Adeleke’s Absence
- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has announced its governorship candidate for the Osun state 2026 election
- Adebayo Adedamola emerged as the PDP governorship candidate during the party's primary election on Tuesday, December 2, 2025
- Recall that Governor Ademola Adeleke signed from the PDP hours before the primary election on Monday, December 1, 2025
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Osogbo, Osun state - Adebayo Adedamola has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Osun state 2026 election.
Adedamola polled 919 votes out of 957 cast in the primary held in Osogbo, the state capital.
Source: Twitter
As reported by The Punch, the chairman of the primary, Humphrey Abba, announced the result on Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
”Void votes 20. We told you earlier that one of the aspirants withdrew. The candidate who got the remaining votes is Adebayo Adedamola with 919 votes and stands elected and returned.”
The secretary of the committee in charge of the primary, Sunday Solarin, said Governor Ademola Adeleke and Adebayo Adedamola were the two aspirants seeking the party’s ticket.
Governor Adeleke's name appeared on the ballot paper for the PDP governorship primary despite announcing his resignation from the party.
Solarin had announced the start of voting shortly after accreditation of delegates ended around 11:35 a.m.
According to Solarin, the votes cast for Adeleke would “eventually amount to waste,” urging delegates to follow instructions during the voting process.
Those present at the venue of the primary include representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission and a committee led by Humphrey Abba from the PDP national headquarters.
Source: Twitter
Governor Adeleke finally dumps PDP
Legit.ng earlier reported that Governor Adeleke finally disclosed that he had resigned from the leading opposition party, PDP.
Adeleke made this known on Monday, December 1, adding that he submitted his resignation letter to his ward chairman about a month ago.
Governor Adeleke would be the fifth governor to dump the PDP in 2025 as the leading opposition party continues to battle an internal crisis.
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Adeleke, other governors absent at PDP convention
In a previous story, Legit.ng reported that the PDP national convention was boycotted by some governors elected on the platform of the leading opposition.
No less than three of the governors, including Ademola Adeleke of Osun, expected in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, on Saturday, November 15, 2025, were conspicuously absent.
The PDP national convention was held amid a series of legal battles, and it was not observed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
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