A faction of the Accord Party has elected Mr Clement Bamigbola as its candidate for the Osun Aug. 8, 2026 governorship election in the state, already described as illegal by the state organ of the party.
Bamigbola was elected by a voice vote of 300 delegates during the party’s primary on Sunday in Osogbo where the Chairman of the Primary Electoral Committee, Olufemi Ogundare, declared Bamigbola the party’s candidate.
Ogundare and other party leaders subsequently presented the party’s flag to Bamigbola.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Gov. Ademola Adeleke was first elected as the Accord Party candidate on Dec. 10.
Adeleke, who was the sole aspirant of the Accord Party, polled 145 votes out of 150 cast during the party’s primary, monitored by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Osogbo.
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The National Chairman of the Party, Mr Maxwell Ngbudem, presented the party’s certificate of return to Adeleke as the flag bearer.
Reacting, the Chairman of the Accord Party in Osun, Mr Victor Akande, in a statement, urged security agencies and the INEC to beware of the plot to disturb the public peace.
Akande alleged that the opposition parties were planning to sow the seeds of disunity, confusion and chaos by organising an illegal, parallel primary election in the name of the Accord Party.
According to him, the parallel primary is wrong, fraudulent and provocative.
“This defiant move is not aimed at Accord, but is a clear danger to the peace and stability that is based on politics of deceit and impersonation.
“Accord is still a law‑abiding, democratic and peace‑loving political party recognised by the appropriate national leadership of the party and is valid.
“As such, any primary or aspirant who is outside of this arrangement is invalid, null and void.
“The people of the state have opted for peace, performance and meaningful leadership,” he said.
Akande, however, said that nothing could impede the victory of the people at the altar of politics. NAN
