Osun 2026: APM Picks Adewale Adebayo as Guber Candidate

The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Osun State has picked Hon. Adewale Adebayo as its candidate for the 2026 gubernatorial election.

Adebayo’s election was ratified by the Chairman of the APM Primary Committee, Idowu Babarinde, after party members presented him as the sole aspirant for the ticket at the State Secretariat, Osogbo, the state capital.

“The mode of primary adopted for today’s exercise is affirmation of the consensus candidate which Hon. Adewale Adebayo emerged as the party’s candidate from a fair and credible process.” Babarinde said

He commended the National Working Committee(NWC) of the party for providing support and also tasked members of the party to unite ahead of the poll.

Adebayo in his acceptance speech expressed confidence of winning the gubernatorial race fixed for August 8th 2026.

He said, “Today marks the beginning of APM’s unstoppable march to Bola Ige House in 2026. This endorsement is not about me, it is about all of us, united, focused, and ready to turn our vision for Osun into reality.”

“APM is not just a party, we are a movement. A movement of the people, by the people, and for the people. We are here to restore good governance, rebuild trust, and revive Osun’s foundations as we are on a mission to rescue Osun from failing leadership.

“The current government has failed. Public trust is gone. Promises are empty. The people are tired. The same way the PDP failed Governor Adeleke, Osun will do the same for him for his re-election bid come August 8th, 2026. APM is ready to send him back where he belongs.”

He commended the APM Primary Election Committee, led by Hon. Babarinde Nurudeen Idowu, saying “The process was transparent, credible, and peaceful.”