As the August 15 Osun governorship election draws near the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioner for Osun State, Mrs Oluwatoyin Babalola has assured that Commission would offer full cooperation to media practitioners. Mrs Babalola also assured that the August 15 governorship election in the state will be credible, free, inclusive and transparent. The Osun INEC REC gave this assurance during a courtesy visit by the Osun Online Publishers Association, OOPA, to the INEC State Office, in Osogbo on Monday While restating that the media is a critical stakeholder in election, INEC and the society, she said, "If there is no media the society can not be informed. And when it comes to election matters, there is misinformation and disinformation and the media is needed to correct these anomalies." She also assured that she will work with the media community to ensure a credible, free, fair, inclusive and transparent governorship election. IN...
In another political shake-up within the Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), federal lawmaker Hon. Wole Oke has received a fresh batch of defectors this time from the stronghold of Hon. Mayowa Adejorin, the state's Commissioner for Environment.
An ex-ward secretary and 37 others who were loyal to Adejorin have dumped the PDP and pledged allegiance to the All Progressives Congress (APC), in what observers are calling a growing tide of realignment ahead of 2026.
The latest defection took place in Adejorin’s hometown, sending a strong message about the dwindling influence of the
commissioner and the widening appeal of Hon. Wole Oke, whose recent move to the APC continues to unsettle the PDP leadership.
commissioner and the widening appeal of Hon. Wole Oke, whose recent move to the APC continues to unsettle the PDP leadership.
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According to sources close to the defectors, the move was motivated by dissatisfaction with the PDP’s internal handling of local interests, and growing trust in Oke’s leadership and vision for inclusive governance.
With each wave of political realignment, Wole Oke appears to be reinforcing his status as a formidable force in Osun politics, transforming quiet discontent into coordinated action.



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