Neighborhood leaders in Osogbo, Osun State capital, have come collectively to accentuate their demand for the 2026 governorship seat to be zoned to an indigene of the city.
The Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee, INEC, has scheduled the governorship election for August 8, 2026.
Regardless of Osogbo’s pivotal function within the state’s political panorama over the previous 34 years, no indigene has ever ruled Osun.
Talking throughout a radio programme, Excessive Chief Jimoh Ibrahim, the Baale of Gbodofon and Chairman of the Council of Baales in Osogbo, revealed that conventional and group leaders have resolved to talk with one voice to actualise their long-standing ambition.
He recommended the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji Olanipekun, for establishing the Osogbo Motion Committee and the Osogbo Elders Council, our bodies he mentioned have efficiently bridged divisions amongst stakeholders within the city.
“All Baales in Osogbo at the moment are united behind this trigger. We absolutely help the Elders Council and are decided to make sure that Osogbo produces the subsequent governor,” Ibrahim mentioned.
Echoing the sentiment, Prince Adeleke Oduola Ibiloye, Chairman of the Osogbo Elders Council, famous that Osogbo has constantly supported candidates from different elements of the state in earlier elections. He insisted that it’s now time for the favour to be returned.
“We’ve got at all times stood by others of their political pursuits. Now, it’s Osogbo’s flip, and we’re ready to make it occur,” Ibiloye declared.
With a number of outstanding indigenes already positioning themselves to contest underneath the platforms of the APC, PDP, and ADC, the leaders expressed confidence that the 2026 election will lastly produce the primary Osogbo-born governor within the state’s historical past.
