BREAKING: Gloom Descends on APC Osun Situation Room as Adeleke Surges Toward Second Term

OSOGBO — A heavy atmosphere of grief, sadness, and desolation has enveloped the All Progressives Congress (APC) situation room in Osun State as results from the August 15, 2026, governorship election filter in, showing incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke firmly on course for a second term. Provisional tallies from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Result Viewing Portal (IReV) and other aggregation platforms place Adeleke, contesting under the Accord Party, well ahead of APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji. With over 95% of polling unit results uploaded in some updates, Adeleke has polled in the region of 500,000-plus votes (around 51–52%), while Oyebamiji trails with roughly 420,000–430,000 votes (about 43–44%). Smaller candidates, including ADC’s Najeem Salaam, lag far behind. Sources familiar with the APC monitoring centre describe a scene of quiet despair as successive local government results reinforce the incumbent’s lead across many of the state’s 30 LGAs. Party operatives who had hoped to unseat Adeleke after his earlier defection from the PDP and shift to Accord watched the numbers with growing resignation. Collation continues at the state centre under Returning Officer Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, and official declaration remains pending, but the emerging pattern has left APC supporters reeling. Adeleke, who won the state in 2022 on the PDP platform, is seeking re-election under a new political arrangement. The race has been closely watched amid high stakes for both the incumbent and the opposition APC. Further updates are expected as INEC completes formal collation and announcement of the final results.