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In a significant shift ahead of the 2026 Osun State governorship election, seven aspirants within the All Progressives Congress (APC) have stepped down from the party's primary race. The decision followed a meeting convened by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday, focused on fostering party unity and presenting a single, strong front for the upcoming election. After discussions, the aspirants agreed to rally behind Bola Oyebamiji as the consensus candidate for the party's primary. This move is widely seen as an effort to reduce internal competition and streamline the APC's campaign strategy. Notably absent from the meeting was a key aspirant, Iyiola Omisore. His boycott follows his recent public criticism of being disqualified from the primary, which he previously labeled "a joke." His absence highlights lingering tensions within the party's ranks. The seven aspirants who withdrew are: for...

OSOGBO, Osun State — Governor Ademola Adeleke is poised to be formally declared the governorship candidate of the Accord Party for the 2026 Osun State gubernatorial election today, Wednesday, December 10, 2025. The declaration will occur during the party's governorship primary at its state secretariat in Osogbo, where Adeleke is expected to be affirmed as the sole aspirant. Osun State Accord Party Chairman, Pastor Victor Akande, confirmed the development, stating that 150 delegates—five from each of the state's 30 local government areas—would participate in the primary. "Governor Ademola Adeleke is our sole candidate for the 2026 governorship election. We are declaring him today," Akande stated. "As you know, he formally defected to our party in November and we publicly announced him on Tuesday." Governor Adeleke had publicly confirmed his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Accord Party during a cere...