2026: Despite Adeleke’s INEC Recognition, Accord Party Factional Candidate Posters Flood Osogbo, Ife, Others

AI Summary

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recognized Governor Ademola Adeleke as the Accord Party candidate for the August 15, 2026 Osun State governorship election. Despite this, campaign posters for a factional candidate, Mr. Clement Bamigbola, have appeared in Osogbo, Ilesa, Ile‑Ifẹ, Iragbiji and other towns. The faction held its own primary, where 300 delegates elected Bamigbola as its candidate, while the official party primary earlier declared Adeleke the winner with 145 delegate votes. The parallel nominations have created a split within the Accord Party, raising questions about party unity ahead of the upcoming election.

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