The Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has suggested that Governor Ademola Adeleke may no longer be interested in contesting the party’s nomination for the 2026 governorship election, citing the unresolved internal crises affecting the national leadership.
Addressing journalists in Osogbo, PDP State Chairman Sunday Bisi explained that Adeleke had “purchased and submitted the expression of interest and nomination forms within the stipulated window of October 13th to 25th, 2025” and had been screened and cleared by the party. “However, soon after these pre-primary processes were concluded, the internal imbroglio rocking the national leadership of our party escalated,” Bisi said, noting that suspensions and counter-suspensions of key national officers disrupted the statutory congresses needed to elect delegates for the primaries.
He added, “In the light of the foregoing, it has become inevitable, indeed unavoidable, that the PDP governorship primaries earlier slated for Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025, can no longer hold as scheduled. However…Governor Ademola Adeleke may no longer be interested in seeking the nomination of the PDP for the 2026 Osun Gubernatorial Election, except a resolution recognised by INEC is reached within the INEC timeline.”