Osun gov: INEC unveils particulars of candidates as Adeleke retains deputy

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has retained his present deputy as his working mate for the August 8 governorship election.

Particulars printed by the Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee within the state on Monday additionally confirmed that the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Oyebamiji, picked a former lawmaker who represented Ife North State Constituency within the Osun State Home of Meeting, Tunde Olatunji, as his working mate.

The one feminine contestant within the governorship race is the flagbearer of the Motion Democratic Party, Adeagbo Yemisi.

Two political events – the Boot Party and the New Nigeria Peoples Party – additionally picked girls as working mates.

Whereas Adesoji Masilo of the Boot Party selected Aresa Adenike, Adeleke Adewale of the NNPP chosen Adeyera Adesola.

The African Motion Congress named Esan Abeeb as its candidate, with Bello Muideen as working mate.

Olanrewaju Farinloye and Fadahunsi Olaniyi are the governorship candidate and working mate of the Motion Alliance.

The African Democratic Congress will discipline Najeem Salaam as its candidate, whereas Popoola Tajudeen was cleared as his working mate.

Adewale Adebayo is contesting on the platform of the Allied Peoples Motion alongside Jimoh Naheem, the deputy governorship candidate.

PidomNigeria On-line studies that INEC in Osun State, on Monday, launched the names and particulars of candidates and their working mates for the August 8, 2026, governorship election.

Whereas 14 political events met the necessities and had their candidates’ names printed, the Peoples Democratic Party, Labour Party, Social Democratic Party, Nationwide Rescue Motion and Youth Party had been omitted from the record.

In an announcement signed by the Osun INEC Public Affairs Officer, Musa Olurode, and obtained in Osogbo on Sunday, the fee stated the 14 events complied throughout the stipulated timeframe.

“The political events that validly uploaded the names and particulars of their candidates and their working mates, as launched by the headquarters of the fee, Abuja, are: Accord (A), Motion Alliance (AA), African Motion Congress (AAC), African Democratic Congress (ADC), Motion Democratic Party (ADP), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

“All Progressives Congress (APC), Allied Peoples Motion (APM), Motion Peoples Party (APP), Boot Party (BP), New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), Younger Progressive Party (YPP) and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).

“In accordance with Part 29(3) of the Electoral Act 2022 and as offered in merchandise 4 of the Timetable and Schedule of Actions for the Osun State Governorship Election, the fee has printed the non-public particulars of candidates and people of their working mates (Kind EC9),” the assertion learn partially.