The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially confirmed that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will not participate in the Osun State governorship election slated for 8 August 2026, due to the party’s failure to successfully upload candidate nomination details.
In a statement issued by the Osun State INEC Public Relations Officer today, the commission released the list of political parties that met the required deadline and had their candidate information properly submitted and accepted. The qualifying parties are:
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– Accord (A)
– Action Alliance (AA)
– African Action Congress (AAC)
– African Democratic Congress (ADC)
– Action Democratic Party (ADP)
– All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA)
– All Progressives Congress (APC)
– Allied Peoples Movement (APM)
– All Peoples Party (APP)
– Boot Party (BP)
– New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)
– Peoples Redemption Party (PRP)
– Young Progressives Party (YPP)
– Zenith Labour Party (ZLP)
The PDP’s exclusion represents a major setback for the party in Osun State. Governor Ademola Adeleke, who won the 2022 governorship election on the PDP platform, has since defected to the Accord Party (A), where his nomination has been successfully uploaded and accepted by INEC.
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Sources close to the PDP have attributed the failure to submit a valid candidate to prolonged internal leadership wrangles and disputes over the conduct of the party’s primary election, which prevented the timely nomination of a candidate in line with INEC guidelines.
The development has triggered varied reactions. Supporters of the ruling Accord Party view it as a boost for Governor Adeleke’s re-election prospects, while opposition figures, particularly from the APC, see an opening to challenge the incumbent more effectively in what is now a crowded but PDP-free field.
INEC has reiterated the importance of strict adherence to nomination deadlines and procedures, urging all stakeholders to prepare for a transparent and credible poll on 8 August 2026.
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