Osun Decides: How APC’s heavyweight deployment failed to halt Adeleke’s re-election

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Key context: <img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ademola-adeleke-.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ademola-adeleke-.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ademola-adeleke--300x180.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ademola-adeleke--1024x614.jpg 1024w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ademola-adeleke--1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ademola-adeleke--590x354.jpg 590w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/ademola-adeleke--400x240.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>In a major political upset that reshaped Osun State&#8217;s electoral dynamics, the incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke, secured his re-election on Saturday under the banner of the Accord Party, overcoming the formidable machinery of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Running under the banner of the Accord Party, a third-party platform, Adeleke polled 511,067 votes (50.8 [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/17/osun-decides-how-apcs-heavyweight-deployment-failed-to-halt-adelekes-re-election/">Osun Decides: How APC’s heavyweight deployment failed to halt Adeleke’s re-election </a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.