Because the 2026 Osun governorship election attracts close to, the Coalition of Osogbo Indigenous Teams has referred to as for the following governor of Osun State to emerge from Osogbo, the state capital.
Addressing journalists in Osogbo on Thursday, the coalition in an announcement collectively signed by the Osogbo Growth Motion Group, ODAG, Osogbo Progressive Youth Motion, OPYM, Osogbo Peace and Unity Advocacy, OPUA, Osogbo Affairs Discussion board, OSAF, The Nice Osogbo Daughters, Ààrè Ò Pétà Motion, and the Osogbo Nationwide College students Union, ONSU, stated the demand was primarily based on equity, historic significance, and equitable illustration throughout the state.
The group stated Osogbo, regardless of being the capital and financial hub of Osun, had by no means produced a governor because the state’s creation in 1991.
Talking on behalf of the coalition, Omosola Olabode, Coordinator of Osogbo Growth Motion Group famous that Osogbo’s contributions to the political and financial development of the state warranted its flip to supply the following governor.
He stated, “The historic significance of Osogbo in Osun socio-politics requires that an indigene of the city must be the state governor in 2026, thirty-five years after the creation of Osun State.”
In accordance with the coalition, Osogbo represents the religious and cultural identification of the state, because the title Osun is derived from a Yoruba deity domiciled within the city.
The coalition additionally cited inhabitants energy, financial relevance, and political participation as main the explanation why Osogbo deserves the governorship slot.
“Osogbo is probably the most populated metropolis in Osun and the industrial hub the place over 65 per cent of the state’s day by day financial actions happen,” the group acknowledged.
They additional lamented the shortage of main federal presence within the state capital, saying, “Osogbo is the one state capital with no federal increased establishment, ministerial appointment, or ambassadorial illustration.”
The coalition stated Osogbo’s fast development required a frontrunner who understood its distinctive developmental challenges.
“In accordance with obtainable knowledge, Osogbo is the fifth fastest-growing metropolis in southwestern Nigeria. A governor from Osogbo might be higher positioned to handle its development and infrastructural wants,” it added.
The group urged all political events, together with the Peoples Democratic Get together, PDP, All Progressives Congress, APC, and African Democratic Congress, ADC, to discipline Osogbo indigenes of their primaries.
“Any political occasion that presents an Osogbo indigene as its candidate within the 2026 election will obtain overwhelming help and votes from Osogbo folks,” the coalition declared.
