From Richard Akintade, Osogbo
Adebayo Adedamola has clinched the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship ticket for the 2026 Osun election, emerging victorious at the party’s primary held yesterday in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.
Adedamola secured an overwhelming 919 votes out of the 957 valid ballots cast.
The Chairman of the primary committee, Humphrey Abba, announced the results, noting that 20 votes were void. He recalled that one of the Aspirants had earlier withdrawn, leaving Adebayo as the only valid contender.
“The candidate who received the remaining votes is Adebayo Adedamola, with 919 votes. He is hereby declared the winner and returned elected”, Abba said.
Earlier reports had indicated that despite announcing his resignation from the PDP, Governor Ademola Adeleke’s name still appeared on the ballot. The committee secretary, Sunday Solarin, explained at the commencement of voting that although Adeleke and Adedamola were initially the two aspirants, Adeleke had already formally exited the party.
Solarin warned that any vote cast for Adeleke would be invalid, urging delegates to adhere strictly to guidelines.
The primary was conducted under tight security. Personnel from the Department of State Services ,DSS, Nigeria Police, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ,NSCDC, were stationed at strategic points around the venue. Officials from the Independent National Electoral Commission ,INEC, also monitored the exercise, alongside the PDP’s national committee.
