The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has overruled the Osun State chapter and confirmed that the party’s 2026 gubernatorial primary election will proceed as originally scheduled on Tuesday, 2 December 2025.
The state chapter had on Monday announced an indefinite postponement of the exercise, citing the suspension of key national officers amid the lingering leadership crisis at the party’s national secretariat.
But in a counter-statement issued Monday night by the National Organising Secretary, Hon. Theophilus Dakas Shan, the PDP national headquarters declared:
“Sequel to the earlier notice of 28th October, 2025 to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of our party’s gubernatorial primaries, and the successful completion of congresses to elect ad-hoc delegates and national delegates in Osun State on the 24th and 29th of November, 2025, the party hereby reminds strategic stakeholders and the general public that the primaries to elect the gubernatorial candidate will hold as follows:
Date: 2nd December, 2025
Venue: Atlantis Multipurpose Hall, Ring Road, Osogbo, Osun State
Time: 10 am.
“Furthermore, the electoral committee for the primaries has been constituted and will oversee the conduct of the primaries accordingly.
The candidates cleared for the primaries are advised to behave in accordance with the provisions of our party’s constitution and the interest of law and order, as any act of indiscipline will be severely punished.”
