Four days after Governor Ademola Adeleke emerged as the governorship candidate of the\u00a0Accord Party, another faction of the party held its own governorship primary, where a different candidate was produced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr Clement Bamigbola emerged as the faction\u2019s governorship candidate for the August 8, 2026, Osun State election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recall that the party, under the leadership of Mr Maxwell Mgbudem, on Wednesday held a similar exercise which produced Governor Adeleke as the party\u2019s candidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, a faction of the party rejected him, stating that\u00a0Maxwell Mgbudem\u00a0is not a legally backed National Chairman of the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a fresh twist, on Sunday, 300 delegates of the Accord Party across Osun State elected Bamigbola as the factional party candidate during the exercise held at Regina Suite, Osogbo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He emerged after a voice vote by the delegates and the electoral committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Olufemi Ogundare was pronounced elected as the candidate of the party for the 2026 poll.
Meanwhile, Pelumi Olajengbesi, convener of the Imole Grassroots Mobilisation Network and a hopeful for the Obokun\/Oriade federal constituency seat, has endorsed Governor Adeleke for a second term in the 2026 Osun governorship election, describing the incumbent as having no formidable opposition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking on Saturday, the Abuja-based lawyer said Adeleke\u2019s chances of winning the August 8 poll remain intact despite his recent defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Accord Party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Olajengbesi attributed Adeleke\u2019s electoral strength to his longstanding connection with the people of Osun, which he traced back to the governor\u2019s tenure as senator and his current position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n