Adeleke abandons the PDP and joins the Accord party, a move seen as a last resort that could reshape Southwest politics.

The entities involved

• Ademola Adeleke →

  Nigerian politician and Governor of Osun State

  • Ademola Adeleke, a former APC official, defeated the party in elections dating back to 2017.Mon 12:58
  • Ademola Adeleke is the incumbent governor of Osun State, while Rauf Aregbesola emerged as national secretary of the African Democratic Congress.Mon 07:37
• Accord →

  political party in Nigeria

  • Ademola Adeleke is the gubernatorial candidate in Osun State, while the African Democratic Congress faces deregistration due to electoral challenges.Mon 03:10
  • Cbus, an Australian superannuation fund, is affected by Accord leading to new employer super contributions, while Vanguard launched a US index fund.Fri 22:09
• People’s Democratic Party →

  former political party in Gambia

  • A former candidate from the Peoples Democratic Party defected to the All Progressives Congress on June 7, 2026.Sun 20:05

Related events

• Ademola Adeleke was re-elected in the Osun Governorship Election, with support from the African Democratic Congress.Aug 17
• Ademola Adeleke moved to the Accord Party, while the All Progressives Congress secured polling unit wins in Osun State.Aug 15
• INEC declared Ademola Adeleke the winner of the election after he contested on the Accord platform and defeated the APC candidate.Sep 7
• Accord is leveraged by Adeleke for the Osun governorship, while Bola Oyebamiji is noted to be banking on Tinubu's backing.Aug 14
• Accord and APC are contesting the Osun governorship election, with INEC uploading results across the state.Aug 15