A fresh crisis has surfaced within the Accord Party in Osun State following the emergence of two governorship candidates ahead of the 2026 election.
On Sunday, a faction of the party conducted a parallel governorship primary that produced Mr. Clement Bamigbola as its candidate for the forthcoming Osun State governorship race.
The exercise was held at Regina Suite in Osogbo and reportedly drew about 300 delegates from different parts of the state.
Bamigbola’s emergence comes barely four days after another faction of the party announced Governor Ademola Adeleke as its flagbearer. That earlier primary was organised under the leadership of Barrister Maxwell Mgbudem, who claims to be the party’s national chairman.
However, the legitimacy of Mgbudem’s leadership has been strongly disputed by a rival faction, which insists that he is not the legally recognised national chairman of the Accord Party. This disagreement formed the basis for Sunday’s parallel primary.
At the Osogbo event, delegates adopted a voice vote to select Bamigbola as their preferred candidate. The Chairman of the factional Primary Election Committee, Hon. Olufemi Ogundare, subsequently declared Bamigbola the duly elected governorship candidate of the group for the 2026 Osun election.
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The development deepens internal divisions within the party and raises questions about which faction will ultimately be recognised by electoral authorities as the authentic leadership of Accord Party in Osun State.
