Osun 2026: PDP’s national body insists on holding primary election as scheduled

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has insisted on holding its scheduled primary election for the 2026 gubernatorial election in Osun State.

DAILY POST had earlier reported that the Osun State chapter of the PDP had postponed the primary due to unresolved internal disputes within the party’s national leadership.

Announcing the postponement in Osogbo on Monday, the party, in a statement by its state chairman, Sunday Bisi, stated that key officers responsible for overseeing the primary had been suspended following the lingering leadership crisis.

However, the party at the national level said, in a statement issued by its National Organising Secretary, Hon. Theophilus Dakas Shan, that the primary will be held on Tuesday as scheduled.

The statement read: “Sequel to the earlier notice of 28th October, 2025 to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of our party’s gubernatorial primaries, and the successful completion of congresses to elect ad-hoc delegates and national delegates in Osun State on the 24th and 29th of November, 2025, 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: 10 am.

“Furthermore, the electoral committee for the primaries has been constituted and will oversee the conduct of the primaries accordingly.

“The candidates cleared for the primaries are advised to behave in accordance with the provisions of our party’s constitution and the interest of law and order, as any act of indiscipline will be severely punished.”