2026: Adeleke predicts victory as Oyebamiji, Salaam search voters’ help

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has predicted a victorious outing for himself within the 2026 governorship ballot, noting folks’s help as a supply of his confidence.

However his principal challenger within the ballot, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, sought the help of the folks, promising to make sure the efficient functioning of all sectors, if elected governor.

Each leaders spoke in separate New 12 months messages obtained by PidomNigeria On-line in Osogbo, the state capital on Thursday.

PidomNigeria On-line studies that Osun State will go to the polls on August 8 to elect a governor.

Within the race are the incumbent governor, Adeleke, who’s searching for re-election on the platform of the Accord Party; Oyebamiji, the candidate of the APC; and a former Speaker of the Osun State Home of Meeting, Dr Najeem Salaam, who’s contesting on the platform of the African Democratic Congress.

Adeleke, in a launch signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, tagged the brand new yr 2026 as “an period of victory and prosperity when residents should interact in electoral vigilance and activism.”

The governor, who attributed the successes and achievements of 2025 to divine help, prayed for an extra affluent new yr for all strata of Osun society.

Describing 2025 as a difficult yr for Osun on account of externally induced constraints, he expressed optimism that 2026 will likely be a yr of liberation from all obstacles impeding the supply of excellent governance and democratic dividends within the state.

He urged the folks to wish fervently for the state for a profitable, hitch-free electoral course of.

“2026 is a defining second for Osun State because the election yr for the governorship ballot. Some persons are busy beating the drums of struggle. We must always pray to God to disappoint them and to make their plots come to nought.

“Election shouldn’t be struggle; it’s the train of sovereignty by the folks. This can be a democracy the place folks reserve the best to vote for leaders of their alternative. Any try and deny the folks their rights to vote quantities to undermining the democratic lifetime of the state,” he stated.

He additional stated, “These searching for energy by inflicting hardship on the Osun folks will fail on the polls. Individuals will certainly use their votes to punish these behind the unlawful seizure of Osun funds. There will be no shortcut to energy in a real democracy; the votes and voices of the persons are the undiluted channels.

“Osun is having fun with good governance, and I name on our folks and residents to stand up in defence of their constitutional rights. We should guarantee our vote counts; we should defend our rights to get pleasure from good governance as enshrined within the structure.

“We’re decided to safe one other victory on the August ballot; our strengths are in God and the folks whom we have now served evidently within the final three years. I’ll beat my challengers in additional than 28 of the 30 native governments in Osun state.”

In his New 12 months’s message, Oyebamiji stated folks of the state ought to look ahead to his administration, which is able to put their pursuits on the centre and pursue the final well-being of all residents.

Oyebamiji, who extolled the excessive sense of resilience and patriotism exhibited by the folks of the state since its creation, knowledgeable them to “await masses-focused and people-centred progressive authorities in 2026.”

He additionally acknowledged the residents’ prayers and steadfastness, saying that they’ve stored the state afloat and promised to deliver the specified developments “when elected governor this yr.”

Oyebamiji additional stated, “As all of us stroll into the yr of manifestation, let’s proceed to champion the virtues of affection, unity, sacrifice, resilience and peaceable coexistence that outline us as a folks and as a state. Let’s display a excessive sense of Omoluabi as we method the election interval. Let’s scale up our help for the present administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as he continues to stimulate our economic system and construct a virile nation the place everybody triumphs.

“Because the candidate of Nigeria’s ruling celebration – the All Progressives Congress, APC, I’m ever prepared to guide our celebration and our folks to victory come August eighth, 2026. My pact is to construct a state, when elected governor, the place each sector works for the advantage of all, no matter our political, cultural and non secular affiliations. Let’s rekindle our hope and set our state on the trail of sustainable development and improvement.”

Equally, the Osun ADC governorship candidate, Salaam, in his New 12 months message, lauded Osun residents’ resilience and religion regardless of the prevailing socio-economic challenges and urged them to stay steadfast and optimistic.
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‎“The New 12 months 2026 presents us with a recent alternative to replicate, renew our commitments, and work collectively for the Osun of our desires, an Osun that’s affluent, inclusive, and only for all,” he stated.
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Salaam subsequently urged the youths, girls, professionals, artisans, and conventional establishments to actively take part in shaping the way forward for the state, stressing that governance ought to be a collective accountability.
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‎He added, “As we method the 2026 governorship election, I stay dedicated to providing visionary and compassionate management that prioritises schooling, healthcare, job creation, safety, and financial empowerment.
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‎“Collectively, by the grace of God and the desire of the folks, Osun shall rise to better heights.”