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Najeem Salam Emerges ADC Governorship Candidate in Osun

Boluwatife Ajayi — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:37:23 +0000

Former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Najeem Salam, has emerged as the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Salam secured the party’s ticket through a consensus arrangement, polling 520 votes out of the 528 delegates who participated in the primary election.

Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Chukwumeka Nwajuba, commended party members for their peaceful conduct during the exercise and urged them to remain united and committed to achieving victory at the polls.

In his acceptance speech, Salam expressed gratitude to ADC members for the confidence reposed in him, pledging to run an inclusive campaign and carry all party members along in the quest to win the governorship seat.

The primary election was monitored by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Source: TVC

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Osun 2026: Najeem Salam not ADC’s adopted Governorship candidate – Adabanija

Boluwatife Ajayi — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 08:52:05 +0000

The media Coordinator of the Osun State Chapter of the African Democratic Congress, Kamorudeen Adabanija, has debunked viral claims that the ADC has adopted a candidate for the 2026 Governorship election in Osun State.

Adabanija, who spoke in an interview on Redio Afinju’s political progamme, Gbagede Oro, clarified that it was the leadership of the Omoluabi caucus that decided to conduct a shadow election where the former speaker of the State House of Assembly, Najeem Salam, was chosen out of the three aspirants who showed interest in the Governorship election under the faction, to represent them at the primaries.

According to him, no one has obtained the form for the primaries of the ADC, to be held on the 15th of December 2025 except Salam.

The media Coordinator, further speaking, discredited the news that the former Secretary to the State Government, Moshood Adeoti, has officially left the party because of the rift between him and the former Speaker, clarifiying that Adeoti did not exit the ADC, but only said he was no longer interested in the Omoluabi faction, even though he is yet to obtain the membership card which makes him an official member of the party.

Adabanija also contered rumors that Salam was just a figure-head for the party primary election and that the Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has been arranged as the party’s candidate at the upcoming gubernatorial election.

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