2026 Osun State gubernatorial election

2026 Osun State gubernatorial election

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Party PDP PDP

Governor before election Ademola Adeleke PDP Elected Governor TBD TBD

The 2026 Osun State gubernatorial election will take place on August 8, 2026, ^[2] to elect the Governor of Osun State. Incumbent PDP Governor Ademola Adeleke is eligible for reelection and his official campaign announcement is pending. ^[3] The primaries are scheduled between November 24 and December 15, 2025 ^[4]

Electoral system

The Governor of Osun State is elected using the first-past-the-post voting system.

Primary elections

The primaries, along with any potential challenges to primary results, are scheduled for between February 16 and March 12. ^[1]

PDP

Announcement pending

• Ademola Adeleke, incumbent Governor ^[3]

Declared

• Adebayo Adedamola

APC

Declared

• Akin Ogunbiyi, Chairman of Mutual Benefits Assurance and 2018 PDP gubernatorial candidate ^[5]
• Iyiola Omisore, a former Deputy Governor of Osun and a former Senator for Osun East
• Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (“AMBO”), Managing Director and chief executive officer of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA).
• Babatunde Hareter Oralusi, Developlent financier
• Dotun Babayemi, 2022 PDP gubernatorial nominee
• Kunle Rasheed Adegoke, 2018 APC gubernatorial nominee
• Dr. Mulikat Abiola Jimoh, former member of the Osun State House of Assembly
• Babajide Omoworare, former senator

ADC

Potential

• Najeem Salam, former speaker of Osun state House of Assembly ^[6]

See also

• 2026 Nigerian gubernatorial elections
• 2026 Ekiti State gubernatorial election
• 2027 Nigerian general election

References

1. Adenekan, Samson. "INEC fixes dates for Ekiti, Osun polls". Premium Times . Retrieved 17 June 2021.
2. Sobowale, Adetutu (2025-05-30). "INEC sets dates for Ekiti, Osun governorship elections". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
3. "Osun West launches re-election campaign for Gov Oyetola". Vanguard . Retrieved 17 June 2021.
4. Anyanwu, Samuel (2025-08-13). "Osun INEC Issues Notice Of 2026 Gubernatorial Election To Political Parties And StakeHolders". Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
5. Osogbo, Toba Adedeji (2025-12-02). "Osun 2026: My candidature will deliver victory for APC — Ogunbiyi". The Nation Newspaper. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
6. Badmus, Kazeem (2025-11-28). "Osun ADC Leaders Unite, Say Winning 2026 Guber Election Paramount". OsunDefender. Retrieved 2025-12-04.