Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the August 2026 election. Adeda
Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola has emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the August 2026 election.
Adedamola secured 919 votes to clinch the ticket at the party’s primary held on Tuesday at Adolak Hall in Osogbo.
“Void votes 20. We told you earlier that one of the aspirants withdrew,” the chairman said.
“The candidate that got the remaining votes is Adebayo Adedamola with 919 votes and stands elected and returned.”
On his part, Sunday Solarin, secretary of the electoral committee, said that although Adeleke announced his resignation from the party, the timing was too late to effect any correction on the ballot.
According to him, the governor announced his resignation on Monday night when the ballot had already been prepared, and it was too late to begin producing a fresh one.
“There were two aspirants vying for the PDP ticket, but one of them, Governor Ademola Adeleke, resigned from the party late on Monday, and we couldn’t amend the ballot,” he said.
“So, as you prepare to cast your vote, bear in mind that only Adebayo Adedamola remains the PDP aspirant, as his opponent has resigned from the party.”
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had fixed August 8, 2026 for the Osun governorship election.
The primary held despite the declaration by Sunday Bisi, Osun PDP chairman, on Monday that the scheduled December 2, 2025, primary could not hold due to the lingering national leadership crisis.
However, on Tuesday afternoon, party delegates arrived at Adolak Hall in Osogbo for the primary amidst tight security to forestall any violence.
Despite his resignation from the party, Adeleke’s name appeared on the ballot paper alongside Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola as the only two candidates vying to be elected as the party’s flag bearer for the 2026 election.
