According to the poll officials who announced the results, Adebayo secured a sweeping victory with 919 votes out of the 957 valid votes cast by accredited delegates at Tuesday’s primary election in Osogbo, the state capital.

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His emergence followed a dramatic buildup to the exercise, which saw the name of Governor Ademola Adeleke remain on the ballot despite his earlier announcement of resignation from the party. Election officials had clarified before voting began that any votes cast for Adeleke would be invalid, leaving Adebayo as the clear frontrunner.

Adebayo’s victory positions him as the PDP’s official flagbearer ahead of the 2026 gubernatorial race, setting the stage for what is expected to be a highly competitive election season in Osun State.

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He urged key players to wake up to their responsibilities and do what is necessary for the advancement of Nigeria’s democracy.

The REC also called on stakeholders to take the lead in voter education and enlighten the public on the electoral process.

According to Agboke, “So, for us, INEC, we will continue to campaign against the cankerworm of trying to buy the minds of the people. That’s number one. Number two, even if you have the money, people still believe they can deploy violence to gain an advantage.

“There is nothing you can do to curb it other than to continue engaging stakeholders and discouraging them from unleashing terror. We need to continue talking to our people to believe in democracy.”

The electoral commissioner also urged religious leaders and political actors to actively participate in safeguarding the integrity of elections.

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This remarks came as response to Aregbesola’s statement while addressing supporters of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Osogbo.

Redio Afinju earlier reported that Aregbesola had boasted that the ADC would dislodge the Adeleke-led administration from the government house come 2026.

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Adeleke accused Aregbesola of mismanaging workers’ welfare by introducing the controversial half salary policy.

“A man who should be remorseful and tender public apologies for his years of maladministration has the audacity to attack a Governor who is paying up the half salary affliction, clearing unjustified debts, and rehabilitating brutalized Osun workers,” the statement read.

Adeleke also berated Aregbesola for leading the state into an unsustainable debt, which according to him,is still affecting Osun’s financial health today.

“Our people are smart enough to know that the worst era for Osun State is that of Mr. Aregbesola, under whom many pensioners lost their lives and thousands of livelihoods were disrupted,” Adeleke declared.

While describing Aregbesola as a “shrew who doesn’t realize he’s smelling,” Adeleke
noted that 2026 will be a payback year, where Osun voters will reject the return of what he termed “the dark days” of Aregbesola’s rule.

“No voter in Osun is ready for a return to the evil days. The people will punish the former Governor and his party for willfully inflicting pain on them,” he said.

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The Former Chairman of Irewole Local Government made this known while featuring on Rédíò Afínju’s Yoruba current affairs programme ‘Gbagede Ọrọ’ where he noted that the flag bearer of the Party should come from Osun West Senatorial District, as the zone has not produced any Governor in the State since 1999.

He hinted that if the Incumbent Minister of Blue and Marine Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, shows no interest in running for the post, the next candidate should come from the West while stressing that politics is democratic and a fight for one’s right.

Abbas who affirmed that the West agenda has been on since the 2018 election, however, got relaxed as a result of Party supremacy and the decision of Party Elders.

While speaking, Abass opined that picking the gubernatorial candidate ticket from the West will bring back decamped Party bigwigs.

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The Former Special Adviser to the Governor on Education stated that the release of a Police Officer under trial, Amenih George, infringes on the rights of the Judicial Arm of the Government while saying that the Judiciary should be freed from external intervention from the Executive.

Olawumi further accused the incumbent administration of being wasteful, with claims that the administration has expended not less than ₦38 billion on the Governor’s Office in 24 months and has failed to employ a new set of teachers ever since they came on board.

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In his separate address, the Party’s Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi accused Ademola Adeleke, through his Commissioner for Finance, of signing a foreign loan offer worth ₦26.6billion for a Women project, and opined that the fund might be diverted to finance the forthcoming 2026 Election in the State.

This according to him is in addition to an existing loan of ₦3.92 billion procured by the Ministries Of Agriculture and Food Security, Youths and Sports, and Rural Development and Community Affairs.

Olabisi also condemned the Adeleke Government’s lackadaisical attitude towards the newly established University of Ilesa, stating that the school is unaffordable to the wards of common people due to its exorbitant fees.

He called on the Adeleke Government to ameliorate economic challenges by paying Minimum wage in full, across all strata of workers in the State.

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