A faction of the Accord Party has produced Clement Bamigbola as its governorship candidate for the 2026 Osun State election, just four days after Governor Ademola Adeleke emerged as the party’s flagbearer through another faction.
The factional primary was held on Sunday at Regina Suite, Osogbo, where about 300 delegates across the state participated. Bamigbola emerged through a voice vote conducted by the faction’s electoral committee.
The group rejected Adeleke’s candidacy, arguing that Maxwell Mgbudem, under whose leadership Adeleke was produced, is not the legally recognised national chairman of the party.
Recall that on Wednesday, the Mgbudem-led Accord Party had earlier conducted a governorship primary that produced Adeleke as its candidate.
The emergence of Bamigbola has further deepened the internal crisis within the Accord Party ahead of the 2026 governorship election in Osun State.
