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BREAKING: Former NAFDAC DG dumps PDP, joins ADC
Former Director-General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr. Paul Orhii, has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), signaling a major political shift in Benue State.
In a letter addressed to the Atirkyese Council Ward Chairman in Benue State, Orhii explained that his decision followed wide-ranging consultations with stakeholders across different levels.
“After intensive consultations with my family, friends, thousands of my supporters and political associates locally, nationally and globally, I have decided to resign my membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) with immediate effect,” he stated.
Dr. Orhii, who was a PDP governorship aspirant in both the 2019 and 2023 elections, added that his resignation would allow him to join the ADC’s national “rescue mission.”
“This is to enable me join the coalition of other progressive-minded Nigerians in the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on the rescue mission,” he explained.
He expressed gratitude to the PDP for providing him a platform to serve the nation, particularly during his tenure as NAFDAC boss.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party the winner of the Osun State governorship election held on Saturday, August 15, 2026.
State Returning Officer Professor Joshua Ogunwole, Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, announced the results at the INEC collation centre in Osogbo in the early hours of Sunday. Adeleke polled 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 444,815 votes. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Najeem Salaam, came a distant third with 17,180 votes.
Adeleke secured victory in 19 of the state’s 30 local government areas, while Oyebamiji won in 11. The winning margin stood at 66,252 votes.
According to the official figures, Osun had 2,339,544 registered voters. A total of 1,010,684 voters were accredited, with 1,005,800 votes cast. Of these, 985,079 were valid and 20,721 were rejected.
Ogunwole declared: “Ademola Nurudeen-Jackson Adeleke having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared the winner of the August 15 Governorship election and returned elected.”
The result followed overnight collation from all 30 local government areas. Adeleke, who first won the seat in 2022, will now serve a second term.
Politics
BREAKING: Adeleke coasts to victory winning 19 LGs, APC’s Oyebamiji secures 11 LGs
The state’s Returning Officer, Vice-Chancellor of Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, is expected to make the final declaration at the INEC state collation centre in Osogbo.
The incumbent Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, of the Accord Party, has won 19 Local Government Areas out of the 30 in the state, while his close rival, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, won 11 LGs in the Saturday governorship election.
Adeleke is awaiting the official declaration from the Independent National Electoral Commission following the collation and announcement of results on Sunday.
A total of 15 political parties participated in the election, but only the Accord Party and the APC made a significant impact across the state.
The African Democratic Congress candidate, Najeem Salaam, came a distant third with 14,989 votes.
As of the time of filing the report, the state’s Returning Officer, Vice-Chancellor of Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Prof. Joshua Ogunwole, is expected to make the final declaration at the INEC state collation centre in Osogbo.
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#OsunDecides2026: Accord Party in early lead, APC trails behind
The results uploaded so far to INEC’s IReV portal, monitored by our Reporter , indicate that more than 70% of polling-unit results had been uploaded by this evening.
Accord Party is ahead of the APC, and ADC in the 2026 Osun governorship election, although the process is still ongoing and the figures are not yet final.
The results uploaded so far to INEC’s IReV portal, monitored by our Reporter , indicate that more than 70% of polling-unit results had been uploaded by this evening.
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