…the suit arising over the governorship candidate and unresolved leadership crises in Accord Party in Oyo state till September 30, 2026, over the conflict in legal representations for the party.Contents…as Court adjourns till Sept 30, 2026 The case could not proceed as scheduled as a result of appearance made by the dif…

…in the park to two. This was just as the remains of Olalekan Oyeyemi, a chieftain of the Accord Party in Osun State, popularly known as ‘Emir Ajagungbade’, were interred at his newly completed residence in the Agunbelewo area of Osogbo, according to traditional rites. PUNCH Online reports that Emir was shot dead on Sun…

…State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has ordered an investigation into the killing of an Accord Party chieftain, Olalekan Ajagungbade, popularly known as Emir, during a clash over control of a motor park in Ile-Ife. Adeleke also directed the state Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Zungura, to immediately arrest all those inv…

…Ijesaland in Ilesa at a campaign rally said many of his party members had been killed by Accord party members. Speaking in Yoruba language, Fadahunsi was heard telling the gathering in a trending video, “Until the day of election, when you see any Accord party member here in Ilesa, kill them”. He dared his audience to…

…that Senator Fadahunsi had been questioned over an alleged threat against members of the Accord Party during the Osun governorship election. According to him, “On the issue of the Senator in Osun State, the Council Chairman in FCT and the Borno Commissioner’s inciting comments. I was part of the team that questioned th…

…of the 2027 general elections. DAILY POST recalls that Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party won the Osun governorship election after receiving 511,067 votes, while APC’s Bola Oyebamiji garnered 444,815 votes. ADC’s Najeem Salaam finished in third place with 17,180 votes. Adeleke triumphed in 19 of the state’s 3…

…new CP last attended such a meeting in 2024. His fifth request was for the release of Accord Party members he described as political detainees and an end to further arrests of members of the party on political grounds. “I also call for the release of several Accord members arrested and indeterminate as political detain…

…court upheld its candidate, the faction decided to support Governor Ademola Adeleke of Accord Party, arguing that the late judgment had left its candidate with insufficient time to campaign. Explaining the decision, Ememobong said: “Faced with the unimaginable difficulty that this situation puts on us, the Interim Nati…

…won the August 15, 2026 Osun governorship election after defecting from the PDP to the Accord PartyA public affairs analyst identified incumbency, voter trust in infrastructure delivery, and the Davido factor as key drivers of the outcomeThe result is seen as a blow to the APC in the Southwest and raises fresh concerns…

The All Progressives Congress and Governor Ademola Adeleke-led Accord party deployed over N100bn in the August 15 governorship election in Osun State, Saturday PUNCH can report. The funds were channelled into campaign materials, vote buying, payments of agents, canvassers, security personnel and electoral officers in t…

…has foreclosed acceptance of his defeat by the incumbent governor and candidate of the Accord Party, Governor Ademola Adeleke. Oyebamiji told State House correspondents after a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that he was “still examining the books”. Checks revealed that Adeleke polled 511,067 votes to defeat O…

…electionOyebamiji lost the Saturday, August 16, 2026, governorship contest to the Accord Party's Governor AdelekeThe APC candidate spoke to journalists after he met with the president at Aso RockPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of ex…

Prof. Chris Imumolen, Accord Party National Chairman, rejected claims that the Osun governorship election would resolve the party's leadership disputeImumolen said a court order from August 2024 already directed INEC to recognise him as National Chairman before Governor Adeleke joined AccordThe Accord chairman also dec…

…on the election, while former Ekiti State governor Ayo Fayose reportedly alleged that Accord Party spent about ₦40 billion. He questioned what could have been achieved if such huge amounts were instead invested in education, empowerment and poverty alleviation. “So between Accord and APC, they spent ₦100 billion for th…

…suggesting that the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, is planning to defect from the Accord Party to the All Progressives Congress, APC, following his recent meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In a statement issued on Friday by the Chairman of the Media and Publicity Committee of the Imole Campaign Council,…

…agree, we won’t agree,” he said. Adeleke, who has since defected from the PDP to the Accord Party, was declared winner of the August 15 election by INEC, polling 511,067 votes to defeat the APC’s Bola Oyebamiji, who scored 444,815. Isaac said the governor travelled to Abuja shortly after his victory to show his certifi…

…2026, Osun State governorship election, in which Davido’s uncle, Governor Adeleke of the Accord Party, secured re-election. PUNCH Online earlier reported that the governor visited Wike in Abuja as part of a series of consultations following his re-election. A photograph shared by Wike’s media aide, Lere Olayinka, showe…

…Adeleke, who paid him a visit at the Presidential Villa. Adeleke, the candidate of the Accord Party in the off-season governorship election, polled 511,067 votes to defeat his main rival and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, who scored 444,815 votes. Tinubu admo…

…polling units in the state. At the close of voting, INEC declared Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party winner of the polls with 511,067 votes, defeating his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, who scored 444,815 votes.

…Governor Ademola Adeleke. But we don’t believe that. We believe that the ruling party, Accord Party, defeated APC comprehensively. There’s no reason why this cannot repeat itself at a national level. “APC is not a party. It is a monster eating itself up and eating everybody up. You have a party that has a president who…

…election to proceed without federal interference. Photo >Incumbent Osun Governor and Accord party candidate Ademola Adeleke won the election with 511,067 votes, beating APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji, who polled 444,815 votes. African Democratic Congress candidate Najeem Salaam finished third with 17,180 votes. Adeleke c…

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has claimed that the Accord Party spent no less than N40bn during the August 15 Osun State governorship election. Fayose made the claim in a video interview with TVC journalist, Nifemi Oguntoye, posted on the journalist’s X handle on Wednesday. His comments followed claim by…

…of different political parties, including the APC, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Accord Party. “It’s mere desperation. Mere desperation,” he said. Fayose added that arrests made during the election indicated that alleged vote-buying was not limited to one political camp. “The two sides clearly, going by what we sa…

…Osun state governorship election.Adeleke, who won the election on the platform of the Accord Party, was followed by his rival in the APC, Bola Oyebamiji.The full results, as announced by INEC, showed that the candidate of the ADC in the election, Najeem Salam, came a distant third.

…Federal Government did not deploy its influence against Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party during the election. Wike claimed that President Bola Tinubu allowed the people of Osun State to freely elect their leader. He added that if Tinubu had wanted the All Progressives Congress, APC, to win the election, he…