I’ll Unseat Adeleke As Osun Governor In 2026 — Ex-Senator Vows

Former Senator representing Osun West, Mudashiru Husain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has declared his intention to contest the 2026 Osun governorship election, vowing to unseat incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke.

Husain, a long-time political rival of Adeleke, made the declaration while addressing party supporters.

According to The Nation report, both politicians clashed in the 2017 Osun West Senatorial by-election, which Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won.

Speaking through a statement by his campaign media head, Victor Ojelabi, Husain said he is prepared to reclaim the state for the APC if chosen as the party’s flagbearer.

He recounted his earlier sacrifice for the party, noting that he stepped down for the late Senator Isiaka Adeleke in 2015, a move he said indirectly boosted the political rise of Ademola Adeleke, who later defected to the PDP.

“I defeated Isiaka Adeleke in 2011 and conceded the ticket to him in 2014. I can do it again. With the backing of my party and the people of Osun, I am confident in my ability and experience to lead the state and restore purposeful governance under the APC,” Husain declared.