Nigerian Ruling Party Loses State Election Before National Polls

A governor in Nigeria’s southwestern Osun state fended off a challenge from the ruling party to secure another four-year term, giving the fractured opposition a morale-boosting victory ahead of national elections in January.

By Nduka Orjinmo

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Osun: The mourning after, By Festus Adedayo

Speaking after an infrastructure inspection, Governor Ademola Adeleke openly backed President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. He warmly referred to him as “our own son, father and leader.” He went further to declare: “I am the governor of the ancestral birthplace of Mr President. How can I have my own in the saddle and think […] The post Osun: The mourning after, By Festus Adedayo appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

By Ololade Bamidele

Osun poll: Your strides paid off, NGF hails Adeleke’s re-election

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum congratulates Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election, citing his strides and the electorate’s confidence. Lear Read More: https://punchng.com/osun-poll-your-strides-paid-off-ngf-hails-adelekes-re-election/

By Punch Newspapers

Osun Election: You can’t deploy power inside ballot booth, ADC tells APC

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA – The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke on his victory in Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, saying the result exposed the limits of the political machinery deployed by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to win the state. According to the ADC, the victory was bigger than […] The post Osun Election: You can’t deploy power inside ballot booth, ADC tells APC appeared first on Vanguard News.

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