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Osun 2026: Adeleke may not be on ballot, APC Campaign DG Oke

 …says APC will win 26 LGAs landslide  …Fulani community backs Oyebamiji for guber seat  …1,200 Accord Party members joins APC in Orolu The Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC)

Osun 2026: Adeleke may not be on ballot, APC Campaign DG Oke
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April 16, 2026byThe Nation
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 ...says APC will win 26 LGAs landslide 

…Fulani community backs Oyebamiji for guber seat 

…1,200 Accord Party members joins APC in Orolu

The Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign for the Osun 2026 governorship election, Hon. Oluwole Oke, has claimed that Governor Ademola Adeleke may not appear on the ballot due to an ongoing leadership dispute in court within the Accord Party.

Oke, who represents the Obokun and Ori-Ade Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, also expressed confidence that the APC would record a sweeping victory across 26 of Osun State’s 30 local government areas.

He made the remarks while speaking with journalists after a meeting of the Ajisope Political Movement with members of the Fulani community, who reportedly endorsed the APC governorship candidate, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO).

According to him, the Accord Party and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) would only manage to secure about four local government areas collectively.

Oke further maintained that Adeleke stands no chance in the contest, insisting that the APC candidate possesses superior credentials and political pedigree.

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“Adeleke and ADC candidate, Najeem Salam will win only 4 local government by splitting it among themselves. We are even going to compete with them very well in Ede North, South, Egbedore and Ejigbo. We are targeting electorate and not relying on anything outside this.

“Let me even say this, Adeleke might not be on the ballot  because of the crisis within themselves, we have another candidate called Bamigbola in Accord Party, they are in court, so we don’t know who is competing with us.”

In his remark, the Coordinator of Ajisope Political Movement, Chief Kabir Adeoye, said that the group is working tirelessly at the grassroots of Osun State to garner support for APC especially for reelection of President Bola Tinubu and Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji. 

He said that “In Orolu local government area of Osun State, 1,200 members of Accord Party have defected to APC. We are sure that more of them will join us before 2026 and 2027 elections.”  

The Fulani Community through its Youth Leader, Ahmod Abubarka endorsed Oyebamiji for guber seat, revealing that “We have over one million Fulani in Osun state and we are ready to cast our vote for APC guber candidate.”

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