At a recent rally in Osogbo, the music was loud, the crowd animated, yet the governor’s smile carried an unmistakable tautness.
Governor Ademola Adeleke is seeking reelection in the August 8, 2026, governorship poll in Osun State. This time, however, he is contesting under the Accord Party (AP) after leaving the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that brought him to office in 2022.
That switch is no small footnote but something that alters the electoral arithmetic. The PDP’s internal tumult left him politically exposed, but it also provided structure across the state’s 30 local government areas. By stepping away, he has chosen a leaner platform with less entrenched machinery.