A major confusion has hit the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State after its state and national leaders issued completely opposite statements about party’s governorship primary election.
The trouble began on Monday when the Chairman of the PDP in Osun State, Honourable Sunday Bisi, announced that the party’s governorship primary election would not hold.
The primary was scheduled for Tuesday, 2 December 2025, to choose who would be the PDP’s candidate for the 2026 governorship race.
Speaking to journalists, Mr Bisi said problems at the PDP’s national headquarters made the election impossible.
He stated: “It has become inevitable, indeed unavoidable, that the PDP governorship primaries earlier slated for Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025, can no longer hold as scheduled.”
Mr Bisi explained that key meetings to choose delegates for the primary, planned for 24 and 29 November, did not happen.
“The statutory ad-hoc ward and local government congresses, scheduled for November 24th and 29th respectively, could not hold,” he said.
He also gave worrying news about Governor Ademola Adeleke, who is the only person seeking the PDP ticket. Mr Bisi told the press: “The information at my disposal is that Governor Ademola Adeleke may not, any longer be interested in seeking the nomination of the PDP for the 2026 Osun Gubernatorial Election, except a resolution recognised by INEC is reached within the INEC timeline.”
However, just a few hours later, a senior official from the PDP’s national office in Abuja sent out a different notice.The National Organising Secretary, Honourable Theophilus Dakas Shan, insisted the primary would go ahead as planned.
In his notice dated 1 December, Mr Shan wrote: “Sequel to the earlier notice… and the successful completion of congresses to elect ad-hoc delegates and National delegates in Osun State… the Party hereby reminds strategic stakeholders and the general public that the primaries to elect the gubernatorial candidate will hold as follows: Date: 2nd December, 2025. Venue: Atlantis Multipurpose Hall, Ring road, Osogbo, Osun State. Time: 10am.”
He added a warning, saying candidates were “advised to behave in accordance with the provisions of our party’s constitution and the in the interest of law and order, as any act of indiscipline will be severely punished.”
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