Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola (FRYO) won the Osun PDP governorship primary with 919 votes, despite controversy surrounding Governor Ademola Adeleke’s name appearing on the ballot after his resignation and a factional dispute over the primary’s postponement.
Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola, popularly known as FRYO, has emerged as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the August 8, 2026 governorship election in Osun State following the primary held in Osogbo amid heavy security presence. Announcing the result, chairman of the primary election committee, Humphrey Abba, stated, “The candidate that got the remaining votes is Adebayo Adedamola with 919 votes and he stands elected and returned,” noting that there were 20 void votes after the withdrawal of one of the candidates, believed to be Governor Ademola Adeleke. Despite Adeleke’s resignation from the party on November 4, 2025, his name appeared on the ballot.
Party officials maintained that the exercise was conducted according to established guidelines with accredited delegates participating. The primary was initially postponed due to a national leadership crisis, but a faction of the party proceeded with the vote on December 2, 2025.