2026 Osun State gubernatorial election

2026 Osun State gubernatorial election
August 8, 2026[1]
 
Party PDP PDP
Governor before election

Ademola Adeleke
PDP

Elected Governor

TBD
TBD

The 2026 Osun State gubernatorial election will take place on August 8, 2026,[2] to elect the Governor of Osun State. Incumbent PDP Governor Ademola Adeleke is eligible for reelection and his official campaign announcement is pending.[3] The primaries to elect candidates was held between November 24 and December 15, 2025[4]

Electoral system

The Governor of Osun State is elected using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Primary elections

The primaries, along with any potential challenges to primary results, are scheduled for between February 16 and March 12.[1]

Accord

Declared

PDP

No Candidate

According to the list of candidates released by the Independent National Electoral Commission, the PDP did not present a candidate for the Osun state August 8, 2026 election.[5]

APC

Declared

  • Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (“AMBO”), Managing Director and chief executive officer of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA).


ADC

Potential


See also

References

  1. ^ a b Adenekan, Samson. "INEC fixes dates for Ekiti, Osun polls". Premium Times. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ^ Sobowale, Adetutu (2025-05-30). "INEC sets dates for Ekiti, Osun governorship elections". The Punch. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  3. ^ a b "Osun West launches re-election campaign for Gov Oyetola". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  4. ^ Anyanwu, Samuel (2025-08-13). "Osun INEC Issues Notice Of 2026 Gubernatorial Election To Political Parties And StakeHolders". Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  5. ^ Daramola, Ayomikunle (2026-03-05). "PDP, LP missing as INEC releases final list for Osun guber". TheCable. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  6. ^ Badmus, Kazeem (2025-11-28). "Osun ADC Leaders Unite, Say Winning 2026 Guber Election Paramount". OsunDefender. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
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