Osun PDP Gov. Primary Election Put On Hold

By Ayodele Oni

The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State has announced that the governorship primary election of the party, slated for Tuesday may not hold.

Osun PDP Chairman, Mr. Sunday Bisi, disclosed on Monday in Osogbo that the crisis ravaging the party has made the conduct of the party’s governorship primary earlier slated for December 2 impossible.

“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.

Bisi also revealed that Governor Ademola Adeleke may no longer be interested in seeking the nomination of the party for the 2026 governorship election.

He, however, stated that Adeleke’s decision may change with the resolution of crisis ravaging the party, which must be recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) and reached within the commission’s timeline for the Osun governorship poll.

Bisi, who briefed journalists in Osogbo, pointed out that Adeleke fully complied with all requirements set out in the PDP’s timetable for nomination, adding that he

“purchased and submitted the expression of interest and nomination forms within the stipulated window of October 13th to 25th, 2025, being the deadline for submission.

“However, soon after these pre-primary processes were concluded, the internal imbroglio rocking the national leadership of our party escalated.

“The suspension and counter-suspension of key national officers, officers who are statutorily central to the conduct of congresses, primaries, and the transmission of our candidate’s name to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), created a level of uncertainty that directly impacted the planned schedule.

“This crisis reached a point where the statutory ad-hoc ward and local government congresses, scheduled for November 24th and 29th respectively, could not hold.

“These are the very congresses where delegates to the primaries are elected. As you are all aware, the issues leading to these disruptions are presently before various courts across the country.

“However, because of the internal crisis rocking the national leadership of our party, the information at my disposal is that 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.”