Osun Guber: 48 Political Parties To Slug It Out As INEC Releases Final List Of Candidates
The Oasis Reporters
August 25, 2018
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Oshogbo, the Osun State capital has published the names of forty eight political parties that are contesting in the forthcoming gubernatorial election with the names of their governorship candidates and the deputies.
Speaking at the presentation of soft copies of voters’ register to the participating political parties, the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Segun Agbaje, said that the exercise was in line with the electoral act of the country and the law of the Commission.
The strategic meeting also had Chief Adedeji Shoyebi, INEC National Commissioner in charge of Oyo, Osun and Ekiti in attendance.
According to Segun Agbaje the State Resident Electoral Commissioner, a total of 1,152,751 PVCs have been collected by their owners out of 1,668,524 received in the state, leaving a balance of 515,773 as at August 17.
He said that it was sad that over 500,000 PVCs had yet to be collected out of the over 1.6 million produced for registered voters in the state.
A cursory analysis of the candidates and the political terrain would likely show the big odds to favour the PDP governorship candidate, Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke, the APC candidate, Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola and the SDP candidate, Iyiola Omisore who was on the PDP ticket in 2014, having previously served the state as deputy governor.
PANDEL party is drawing attention and bemused interest as the all female candidacy team with Adebayo Rasheedat as it’s governorship candidate and
Ajibola Fatimat as the running mate.
RP as a party has nominated
Ayodele Mercy Tosin as governorship candidate. That’s most likely a feminine name with a male as her running mate Adejumo Mukaila, in a region that celebrates patriarchal dominance.
A few of the parties too, tried their hands with gender balance.
Almost all the parties semed careful to effect religious balancing in the choice of candidates, a new low for a region that hitherto celebrated their yorubaness first, while making their religious diversity, take second place.
This development, analysts say, started with current governor Aregbesola who tried very hard to rebrand Osun State with Islamic colours as a possible way of pleasing his northern Muslim compatriots. Hitherto, nobody cared about religion in the State of The Living Spring.
Moreover, residents of the state say Aregbesola served with a monumental absence of distinction. Wages of workers are usually owed in several months arrears with virtually no development in the state and the state languishing under the yoke of a huge debt burden.
Many new voter’s are intent on punishing Aregbesola’s protégé and choice candidate, the APC candidate,Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola. Incidentally, he has been Aregbesola’s Chief of staff for over seven years now, from the first tenure till present time, overseeing the lack of development and progress in the state.
The names of the parties and their candidates are as follows:
1. Party – A
Governor – Julius Olapade Okunola
Deputy Governor – Azeez Kayode Jimoh
2. Party – AA
Governor – Ogunmodede Adeloye
Deputy Governor – Adepoju Timothy Adetunji
3. Party – ABP
Governor – Oludare Timothy Akinola
Deputy Governor – Halimat Bunmi Ibrahim
4. Party – ACD
Governor – Gbenga Afeni
Deputy Governor – Oni Esther Oluwatoyin
5. Party – ACPN
Governor – Rufai Adebisi Mujidat
Deputy Governor – Agboola Peter Oluremi
6. Party – AD
Governor – James Olugbenga Akintola
Deputy Governor – Abdulhakeem Oyeniyi Bello
7. Party – ADC
Governor – Fatai Akinade Akinbade
Deputy Governor – Arowolo Oladele
8. Party – ADP
Governor – Adeoti Moshood Olalekan
Deputy Governor – Durotoye Adeolu Akinbola
9. Party – AGA
Governor – Kehinde Olufemi Lawrence
Deputy Governor – Lawal Oluseyi Afusat
10. Party – AGAP
Governor – Adejola Adebayo Rufus
Deputy Governor – Adebayo Adewale Olaolu
11. Party – ANRP
Governor – Alarape Babatunde A.
Deputy Governor – Adelu Ayoade David
12. Party – APA
Governor – Adeleke Adesoji M.A
Deputy Governor – Agbonmagbe Tosin Omowumi
13. Party – APC
Governor – Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola
Deputy Governor – Benedict Olugboyega Alabi
14. Party – APGA
Governor – Oluwatoki Adetokunbo Adedayo A.
Deputy Governor – Adefila Mary Olaitan (Nee Olaleke)
15. Party – APP
Governor – Ekundayo Ademola Precious
Deputy Governor – Ojo Olugbenga Samuel
16. Party – BNPP
Governor – Olapade Olajide Victor
Deputy Governor – Dunmade Adejoke Wuraola
17. Party – C4C
Governor –Ilori Titus Oluwafemi
Deputy Governor – Alabi Temitayo Kadijat
18. Party – DA
Governor – Mutiu Abiodun Ibrahim
Deputy Governor – Fafioye Hammed Abiodun
19. Party – DPC
Governor – Aderemi Aree
Deputy Governor – Onitayo Yemisi Mary
20. Party – DPP
Governor – Solomon Ayodeji Oni
Deputy Governor – Issa Ademola Aderibigbe
21. Party – FJP
Governor – Babatunde Salako Joseph
Deputy Governor – Onifade Saheed Alade
22. Party – GDPN
Governor – Adetipe Adebodun Abiola
Deputy Governor – Ajiboye Funke
23. Party – GPN
Governor – Rafiu Shehu Anifowose
Deputy Governor – Oluwatoyin Adebayo
24. Party – HDP
Governor – Adedoyin Adegoke Joshua Oluwole
Deputy Governor – Olawale Adesoye Adewumi
25. Party – KP
Governor – Fabiyi Oluseyi Olubunmi
Deputy Governor – Ibrahim Adekunle Akande
26. Party – LP
Governor – Babatunde Olaniyi Loye
Deputy Governor – Aderonke Adebayor Jabar
27. Party – MMN
Governor – Raphael A. Feranmi
Deputy Governor – Ariyo Sunday Sina
28. Party – MPN
Governor – Lawal Ganiyu Akanfe
Deputy Governor – Idowu Kayode Olusegun
29. Party – NCP
Governor – Kamarudeen Kalemi Abiodun
Deputy Governor – Lawal Temitope Serifat
30. Party – NPC
Governor – Olaniyi Anthony Fadahunsi
Deputy Governor – Abdulrasheed Afusat Olanike
31. Party – NEPP
Governor – Jegede Hannah Taiwo
Deputy Governor – Rebecca Adeleke Oladepo
32. Party – NNPP
Governor – Adefare Segun Adegoke
Deputy Governor – Adeyeye Nurudeen Adeyemi
33. Party – PANDEL
Governor – Adebayo Rasheedat
Deputy Governor – Ajibola Fatimat
34. Party – PDC
Governor – Kolawole Rafiu Ojonla
Deputy Governor – Oladapo Deborah Oluwatoyin
35. Party – PDP
Governor – Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke
Deputy Governor – Albert A. Adeogun
36. Party – PPA
Governor – Adedokun Musbau Olalekan
Deputy Governor – Ibrahim Bukola
37. Party – PPC
Governor – Ifeolu Kehinde Adewumi
Deputy Governor – Sunday Makinde Babawale
38. Party – PPN
Governor – Akintunde Adesoji
Deputy Governor – Akanmu Saheed Abiodun
39. Party – PRP
Governor –Badmus Tajudeen Adefola
Deputy Governor – Olajire Gbolahan
40. Party – PT
Governor – Adegboyega Aderemi
Deputy Governor – Usman Omobolaji Taofeek
41. Party – RP
Governor – Ayodele Mercy Tosin
Deputy Governor – Adejumo Mukaila
42. Party – SDP Governor – Iyiola Omisore
Deputy Governor– Lawal Azeez Olayemi
43. Party – SNP
Governor – Ayoade Ezekiel Adegboyega
Deputy Governor – Omolade Anike Adebayo
44. Party – SPN
Governor – Alfred Adegoke
Deputy Governor – Lameed Gafar
45. Party – UPN
Governor – Adediji Olanrewaju Adewuyi
Deputy Governor – Alabi Ola-Olu Adeniyi
46. Party – UPP
Governor – Odutade Olagunju Adesanya
Deputy Governor – Karonwi Festus Olamilekan
47. Party – YDP
Governor – Adebayo Adeolu Elisha
Deputy Governor – Aleem Atinuke
48. Party – YPP
Governor – Adetunji Olubunmi Omotayo
Deputy Governor – Salawu Kareem Adeniyi
