Osun: Osogbo Leaders Rally for 2026 Governorship, Demand Zoning to State Capital

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By Ibironke Mulikat

Traditional and community leaders in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, have renewed their call for the 2026 governorship position to be zoned to an indigene of the town.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed the governorship election for August 8, 2026.

Despite Osogbo’s status as the administrative and political centre of the state since its creation 34 years ago, no indigene has ever occupied the governorship seat.

Speaking on a radio programme, the Baale of Gbodofon and Chairman of the Council of Baales in Osogbo, High Chief Jimoh Ibrahim, said community and traditional heads across the capital have resolved to speak with one voice to actualise the long-standing ambition.

He commended the Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji Olanipekun, for setting up the Osogbo Action Committee and the Osogbo Elders Council, which he said have successfully united stakeholders behind the agenda.

“All Baales in Osogbo are now united behind this cause. We fully support the Elders Council and are determined to ensure that Osogbo produces the next governor,” Ibrahim said.

Also speaking, the Chairman of the Osogbo Elders Council, Prince Adeleke Oduola Ibiloye, said the town has consistently supported governorship candidates from other zones in past elections and deserves reciprocal backing in 2026.

“We have always stood by others in their political pursuits. Now, it is Osogbo’s turn, and we are prepared to make it happen,” he said.

With several prominent Osogbo indigenes reportedly preparing to contest on the platforms of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and African Democratic Congress (ADC), the leaders expressed optimism that the 2026 election would produce the first 

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