Adebayo Adedamola on Tuesday emerged as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2026 Osun election.
Adedamola secured 919 of the 957 valid votes in the primary conducted in Osogbo.
Announcing the outcome, the chairman of the primary, Humphrey Abba, said, “Void votes 20. We told you earlier that one of the aspirants withdrew.
“The candidate that got the remaining votes is Adebayo Adedamola with 919 votes and stands elected and returned.”
The Secretary of the Committee overseeing the exercise, Sunday Solarin, declared voting open shortly after delegates completed accreditation around 11:35 a.m.
Solarin said Adeleke and Adebayo Adedamola were the two aspirants on the ballot, adding that Adeleke had already resigned from the party.
He also explained that any votes cast for Adeleke would “eventually amount to waste,” urging delegates to follow the guidelines for voting.
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission and a committee led by Humphrey Abba from the PDP national headquarters monitored the exercise.
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Security operatives from the Department of State Security, the police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps were stationed at the entrance and exit of the venue.
Proceedings formally began at 11:07 a.m., with delegates checking their names before casting their votes.
Streetnet had earlier reported that Adeleke formally resigned from the PDP.
His resignation letter, dated November 4, 2025, was addressed to PDP Ward 2 Chairman, Sagba Abogunde of Ede North Local Government. A copy was obtained by PUNCH Online in the early hours of Tuesday.
The letter partly read, ”Due to the current crisis within the national leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), I hereby resign my membership of the PDP with immediate effect.
“I thank the People’s Democratic Party for the opportunities given to me for my elections as a Senator (Represented Osun West) and as Governor of Osun State under the People’s Democratic Party.”
The governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, confirmed the development.