Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and other key leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state were absent on Tuesday as the party held its governorship primary, where Adedamola Adebayo emerged as the PDP candidate for the 2026 Osun governorship election.

Adebayo polled 919 votes out of the 957 accredited delegates who participated in the exercise held in Osogbo.

Declaring the result, the chairman of the primary election committee, 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.”

Shortly after the exercise ended, the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, led some lawmakers to the venue and confronted individuals still on the premises. A fracas ensued during which a man believed to be a staff member of the Independent National Electoral Commission was assaulted by a suspected hoodlum.

Osun PDP chairman, Sunday Bisi, speaking on Monday, had said the governor might reconsider his position if the crises rocking the party were resolved within the timeframe allowed by the Independent National Electoral Commission.

INEC has set December 15 as the deadline for parties to submit their candidates for the August 8, 2026 Osun governorship election.