Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has been confirmed as the governorship candidate of the Accord Party for the 2026 election.
Adeleke, who ran unopposed, polled 145 out of 150 delegate votes to secure the party’s ticket. Five votes were voided during the exercise.
The result of the primary was announced by the Secretary of the Primary Committee, Abdulazeez Salaudeen.
The screening committee of Accord had earlier cleared Adeleke to participate in the party’s gubernatorial primary poll held on Wednesday in Osogbo, the state capital.
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Ibe Thankgod, the screening committee chairman and national organising secretary of the party, in a statement, said Adeleke had met all the requirements for nomination.
“The committee subsequently cleared Governor Adeleke as the sole aspirant for the party’s governorship ticket and concluded all required documentations with relevant bodies,” the statement reads.
Olawale Rasheed, the governor’s spokesperson, also confirmed the development.
“He was cleared and presented with a certificate of clearance as the sole aspirant for the governorship ticket,” he said.
He said the governor has assured the party of his readiness to responsibly unfurl the party’s banner for victory in the 2026 polls.
Adeleke formally joined Accord on Tuesday, days after resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The governor said the move was necessitated by the need to continue his administration’s “delivery of good governance and democratic dividends”, which he claimed have earned applause locally and internationally.
