As the December 15 deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the submission of governorship candidates in the Osun election approaches, the political landscape has heated up, with major parties battling internal fractures and Governor Ademola Adeleke still undecided on the platform for his re-election bid.
With the December 15, 2025, deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission for political parties to conclude primaries and submit their candidates for the Osun governorship election drawing near, tensions in the state have intensified.
Major political parties expected to field candidates in the election have been grappling with various crises less than a month to the deadline.
The All Progressives Congress is divided among aspirants, while the Peoples Democratic Party continues to face internal turmoil, with incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke yet to decide on the platform for his re-election bid. Even the African Democratic Congress, which appears calm, is facing mounting pressure ahead of its primary.
Immediately after INEC released the timetable for the August 8, 2026, governorship election, party activities intensified. Aspirants began lobbying at the grassroots level as they declared their intention to contest for their respective party tickets.
In Osun PDP, the situation has been completely different. The crises ravaging the national leadership of the party have cast a huge shadow on preparations for the poll, making consideration of another political platform a possible decision for the governor. Earlier in the year, despite constant public assurances by Adeleke that he would remain in the PDP and contest, his political moves suggested plans to join the APC.
Sensing danger for the PDP, and despite the party also preparing for the 2027 general election against incumbent President Bola Tinubu, the situation remains precarious.
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