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2026: Adeleke searching for platform to contest poll – PDP Deputy National VC, Southwest

The National Deputy Vice Chairman, Southwest, of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Kamorudeen Ajisafe has disclosed that Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, is faced with the dilemma of a political platform to contest for the 2026 governorship poll in the State.


Speaking on a private radio programme tagged ‘Frank Talk’, which was monitored on Monday by Vanguard, the party chieftain disclosed that the present crisis in the party would not allow it present a candidate for next year poll.

He said the party suffered similar faith in Ekiti State due to Senator Samuel Anyanwu rebellion against the party, hence, the need for Governor Adeleke to find a platform to exercise his right to retain power.

His words, “Let me tell you that if anything happens in Osun, it has to do with looking for a platform to contest, I am telling you. Where is the platform to contest now? If you are a very good party man will you be happy loosing someone like Taraba State Governor? Osun state, like you rightly said he is planning, I dont know about planning, I am sensitive for the need for a political platform to contest.

“The problem we have in Osun is quite different from what we have in Taraba. Election in Taraba and some other states is 2027, our own in Osun is 2026, the primary for any political party trying to present a candidate for the 2026 gubernatorial election is December 15. That is the position of INEC, what do we do, how are we going to manage that? After December 15, INEC by the constitution, will not recognise any emergence of candidate from any political primary again.

“If you are a consultant what would you advice, will you advise that I stay in a party, where I would not be able to exercise my right of returning to office, just advice me what you want Adeleke to do now, he has not told the world but ask.

“It is absolutely known to the whole world that there is no way that the PDP would be able to nominate a candidate for the 2026 governorship election. If you block your road or gate for me to enter and the occupant of another platform magnanimously allows me to pass freely, would I be crying that you lock your gate? What do you expect somebody like Adeleke should do, I am talking frankly on the radio that people can hear me, that is the fight we have with Wike and Anyawu”.

However, feelers in the state showed that the governor would soon move to either Accord Party or APGA to contest for the August 8 election

Many party sources confided in Vanguard that the Governor have reached out to chieftain of accord on modalities for the governor to move to the party, while others said the Accord Party arrangement has not been concluded as the governor does not want to take chances with opportunities to pick ticket where viably available.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/11/2026-adeleke-searching-for-platform-to-contest-poll-pdp-deputy-national-vc-southwest/

Makinde already buried PDP

We are experiencing the worst in this country, I pray we don't sink in the river

Na wike buried the party

Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist—denying the Father and the Son.

yarimo:
Makinde already bury PDP

I dey tell you.
Let it be known that Pdp was burried in ibadan

Now tell me why Tinubu's votes no go reach 700 million

EPIJOE:
Na wike buried the party

No.
Wike is just the final nail on the coffin.
But the main burial was done in ibadan

EPIJOE:
Na wike buried the party

No.
Wike is just the final nail on the coffin.
But the main burial was done in ibadan
The convention was "burial internment" at in ibadan

Thats why inec should allow independent candidates. You will realize that monst of this political parties will be empty if they allow such.
It may be tough, but adeleke will win the election anywhere he goes if there is no rigging.

Contest under any party party, u will win

yarimo:
Makinde already bury PDP

Dude, work on your spellings. You kept calling armed forces arm forces the other time and now this. No wonder you took up defending the undefendable.

Why can't he go and beg Aregbesola so he will be allowed to join the Association of Displaced CriminaIs ADC?
Never in the history of Nigeria a sitting governor is begging to join a political party and all of them are rejecting him. Such is how unpopular, problematic and undesired Adeleke and his bandwagon have become.
He should just join APGA, they will welcome him and feel at home.

Jokay07:
I dey tell you.
Let it be known that Pdp was burried in ibadan

PDP was not buried instead Wike was expelled and his political career buried . Stop talking about something you no nothing about

yarimo:
Makinde already bury PDP

When a party is filled and full with people who refuses to sit down and critically think, the worse is that they have refused to take advice even the most recent from Saraki.......

Well, I know Wike will give them something to reconsider about before giving them the privilege and opportunity of proving their level of education and exposure through the Court....

Let no one call PBAT...
Everyone thinks they are right till they start seeing that they had utilize their last options.

Make him go join pdapc there ticket is still available

yarimo:
Makinde already bury PDP

Cry harder, Wike has been expelled, end of story

We told them, they won't hear.
A factionalized party with pending unresolved court cases isn't a good platform to contest under.
That's why governors are defecting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REIKvp7089w

joelbooks:
2026: Adeleke searching for platform to contest poll – PDP Deputy National VC, Southwest



https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/11/2026-adeleke-searching-for-platform-to-contest-poll-pdp-deputy-national-vc-southwest/

Hankim:
PDP was not buried instead Wike was expelled and his political career buried . Stop talking about something you no nothing about

Hahahaha......
How can you bury someone political career whose capacity and capabilities exceeds those who think they have expelled him....

The issue with PDP is that they don't know what is truth and those supporting them always support injustice till it feeds back on them.

No one is surprised. The way pdp has been relegated is so depressing.

bixton:
When a party is filled and full with people who refuses to sit down and critically think, the worse is that they have refused to take advice even the most recent from Saraki.......

Well, I know Wike will give them something to reconsider about before giving them the privilege and opportunity of proving their level of education and exposure through the Court....

Let no one call PBAT...
Everyone thinks they are right till they start seeing that they had utilize their last options.

Keep hyping the drunk who has no electoral value, and is of no use to Tinubu because he can work directly with Fubara. Wike has been expelled, deal with it and stop crying us ocean on Nairaland everyday

He should team up with the Oyo gov n retain his mandate or else APsee will just toss him aside.

The Best political strategy for Adeleke now is to go the way of Godwin Obaseki. Sign pact with Tinubu to deliver the state to him for his presidential ambition and asked Tinubu to let go the state for him for his own gubernatorial election.
However, win the election shouldn't be his major concern self but court cases that may arise from the parallel fragmented structure of the PDP national organ. Main purpose of Wike to Tinubu.



Tinubu, a bad man with good intentions

Trymeee:
Dude, work on your spellings. You kept calling armed forces arm forces the other time and now this. No wonder you took up defending the undefendable.

Na so.
Who dey do well nor hard to know.


PDP IS WAKING UP FROM SLUMBER.

KUDOS TO SEYI MAKINDE AS WIKE IS SHOWN THE EXIT.

joelbooks:
2026: Adeleke searching for platform to contest poll – PDP Deputy National VC, Southwest

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/11/2026-adeleke-searching-for-platform-to-contest-poll-pdp-deputy-national-vc-southwest/

Why are PDP politicians generally so clueless about public communication?

What is the point of this statement from the PDP official

Only if the local APC will allow PBAT to allow Adeleke contest on APC platform. They are the problem here. Adeleke will win on popularity alone but then he needs a party to do that. If he can romance Aregbe then his return is sealed and I'm even sure that will be the rise of ADC in Nigeria which PBAT will not like. I'm sure if PBAT hears that ADC will accept Adeleke, he will quickly rush him so that ADC won't get any footing.

bixton:
Hahahaha......
How can you bury someone political career whose capacity and capabilities exceeds those who think they have expelled him....

The issue with PDP is that they don't know what is truth and those supporting them always support injustice
till it feeds back on them.

How did his power exceeds of those who expelled him?
Wike was appointed by Tinubu and not elected? Can be replaced tomorrow. Wike has nothing to offer on our political space as it stand now. Let that sink in

Hankim:
Cry harder, Wike has been expelled, end of story

Thank God!
Wike has been expelled from PDP.

yarimo:
Makinde already bury PDP

Since when did Makinde change his name to Wike?

anonimi:
"Wike and Fayose have brought shame to PDP" -Ali Modu Sheriff

According to him, he will restructure the PDP in such a way that Wike and Fayose cannot contain because they have brought “shame” to the party.
Read what he said below

“I will engineer a restructuring of the PDP such that characters like Wike and Fayose cannot find a way through to attain any position of prominence in our party in the future. They have brought shame and agony through the application of their crude and godless politics which is at variance with the principles upon which our founding fathers built our great party.

We must find a way to sieve things so that only men of character and integrity can come through for positions of responsibility at all levels of our political engagement in the country. We must urgently steer the ship of PDP clear of the path of infamy which Wike and Fayose have brought our party, making Nigerians to mistake PDP as a training ground for thugs.

That is the urgent task we have. We cannot continue to advertise thug brand and expect Nigerians to take us seriously”.

https://igberetvnews.com/349783/wike-and-fayose-have-brought-shame-to-pdp-ali-modu-sheriff/#forward