Osun 2026: PDP Won’t Be On Ballot – Accord Party Chairman
The Chairman of the Accord Party in Osun State, Pastor Victor Akande, has said that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will not have a candidate in the August 08, gubernatorial election in the state.
The Accord Chairman stated this on Wednesday during the 51st edition of The Frontliners, organised by the Veteran Journalists Association, Osun State.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that Governor Ademola Adeleke defected from the PDP to the Accord Party to seek reelection.
Also, Mr Adebayo Adedamola, popularly called Fryo, emerged as the PDP gubernatorial candidate following the resignation of Governor Adeleke from the party.
Speaking during the programme, Akande also said there was no faction in the party in Osun State, adding that those calling for the deregistration of the party were mischievous.
The Accord Party chairman said, “To the best of my knowledge, Umbrella is not going to be on the ballot paper on August 8th, 2026.
“There is no internal wrangling on our part. Before Senator Ademola Adeleke joined our party, we never had any faction. Those who are claiming factions, where are their factions? We’ve had primaries in Ekiti and Anambra states recently, where was the faction then?
“Why is it that it was when Ademola Adeleke joined the party that a faction came up? We know quite well those who are behind those so-called factions because one of their leaders came out openly, when they knew that their plans had failed.
“You cannot describe the Accord Party as a non-performing party. Sometimes past, former governor Rashidi Ladoja came to our party to contest and he won four House of Representatives and 18 House of Assembly. Now we have an incumbent, the state Governor in our party. How can you say such a party is a non-performing party?”
Akande said the party has inaugurated grassroots mobilisers who will campaign for the reelection of Governor Ademola Adeleke.
“We have set up a grassroots mobilisation committee that will reach out to every nook and cranny of Osun State. We are doing everything within our capacity to make sure that every person in Osun State votes for Ademola Adeleke, the performing governor,” Akande added.
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Reacting, the factional secretary of the PDP in Osun, Bamidele Seyi-Abiola, said the statement by the Accord Party chairman was a joke taken too far.
Bamidele Seyi-Abiola, said the PDP will not only field a candidate for the election but also win the August 08 gubernatorial poll.
He said, “It is a joke taken too far. Saying that a party that has structure across board will not have a candidate in the August 08 gubernatorial election.
“I want to tell you boldly that the PDP will have a candidate. People believe in our party and they are going to vote for us and we are going to win the election.”
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
