Osun 2022 Election: Top 5 Candidates Contesting Governorship Poll

Preparing is in top rated equipment in this season as the persons of Osun condition head to the poll to elect who would turn into their upcoming condition governor.

The Osun state governorship election is scheduled to take put on Saturday, July 16, with a detailed election timetable introduced by the Unbiased National Electoral Fee (INEC).

According to a list produced by the electoral physique, 15 political events have declared an desire and submitted lists of candidates for the state’s governorship election.

However, Legit.ng in this listicle has mapped out the leading five candidates and parties that would be contesting in the Saturday, July 16, governorship election in Osun point out contain.

1 Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola

Oyetola, 67, is the 2022 Osun governorship candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the incumbent governor of the state.

The APC’s prospect is gunning for a 2nd phrase in office along with his deputy Benedict Olugboyega Alabi, 56, on the system of the ruling celebration.

A Bachelor’s Diploma holder, Oyetola also offered his First College Leaving Certification and the West Africa Assessment Council Certification to the electoral human body, INEC.

An indigene of Iragbiji in Osun Point out, Oyetola arrived into governance in the point out when he was appointed to provide as the main of team to the rapid earlier governor of the point out, Rauf Aregbesola, who is now the minister of inside.

His selling place for the election consists of bettering the schooling process in the point out, monitoring truancy among the the pupils employing the High-quality Assurance Committee and Edu Marshal and elevated guidance for the Amotekun Corps to prevent crime among lots of other folks.

2. Adeleke Ademola Jackson Nurudeen

An indigene of Ede, Adeleke, 61, served as a senator who represented the Osun-west senatorial district in between 2017 and 2019.

As a lawmaker, he changed his elder brother Senator Isiaka Adeleke – who served as the initial civilian governor of Osun in the aborted Third Republic – soon after his dying

Put into the political limelight soon after the dying of his brother in 2017, Adeleke has continued to expand his aid base primarily remaining an uncle to popstar tunes artiste David Adeleke popularly known by the phase title Davido.

Contesting on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Occasion, Adeleke is also referred to as the ‘Dancing Senator’ for the duration of his stint at the Nationwide Assembly.

He also contested the 2018 governorship election in the point out and misplaced the runoff election to Oyetola while he assert his mandate was stolen by the APC prospect.

For Adeleke, he hopes to deliver suitable stability actions and enhance investment in agriculture with a check out to empowering unemployed youths.

He also promised to enhance the education process in the point out when giving adequate funding for policing routines in Osun.

A Bachelor’s degree holder, Adeleke would be contesting together with Adewusi Kola Adegboyega, 62, as his running mate in the 2022 Osun governorship election.

3. Omigbodun Oyegoke Akinnrinola

Fifty-eight-year Oyegoke is contesting the 2022 Osun governorship election together with Oni Mukaila Adesoye on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

An indigene of Osogbo, Oyegoke holds a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s in Architecture from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife).

Acquiring worked with the federal government of Main Bisi Akande’s federal government as the Chairman of Osun Condition Property Growth Company, Oyegoke appears to have a prospect at the Osun condition seat of energy.

He also served as the Condition Programme Monitoring Adviser of the United Nations Growth System in Osun and worked in the administration of the ex-Osun governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, as a Distinctive Adviser to the Governor on Inter-Bash Relations.

Speaking on his strategy for the point out, Oyegoke claims to enhance the schooling process of the state and persuade the use of engineering to battle criminal offense and deliver earnings when blocking leakages in the government’s money framework.

4. Yussuff Sulaimon Lasun

Yussuff, 61, served as a lawmaker in the Property of Reps for two distinctive tenures amongst 2011 and 2019.

Prior to leaving the Countrywide Assembly in which he represented d Irepodun/Olurunda/Osogbo/Orolu Federal Constituency, Yussuff was the deputy speaker of the Home in his next phrase among 2015 and 2019.

Born in Ilobu, Irepodun neighborhood federal government, Osun state, Yussuff has a diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the College of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo College).

He is contesting for the seat of governor in Osun point out with Adeolu Adekunle Atanda, 53, on the system of the Labour Social gathering. He was a member of the APC until recently when he resigned his membership from the social gathering to join LP.

He has promised the people of Osun condition, particularly girls financial empowerment and the generation of a sturdy agri-based mostly overall economy that can provide the folks with a tradable natural environment.

5. Rasaq Oyelami Saliu

Forty-five-12 months-outdated Rasaq holds a Bachelor of Medication, Bachelor of Surgical procedure (MBBS) from the University of Ilorin is a single of the important contenders in the 2022 Osun state governorship election.

Vying for the seat of electricity in the seat, Rasaq is contesting side-by-facet with Olatunbosun Olusolape, 47, on the system of the New Nigeria Peoples Bash.

Born in Okua town in Osun Point out Rasaq served as the fiscal secretary of the Nigerian Professional medical Association ( NMA) in the condition.

He was also the National Vice president II of the Islamic Health care Association of Nigeria (IMAN) though managing his particular mission, the Aroleorisun Clinical Mission in Okua, Odo Otin, and Shifauk Clinic, Akure.

He claims to boost the well being devices of the state as effectively as ensure improved studying among the students of Osun state.

Oyetola or Adeleke: INEC speaks on winner of Osun guber, reveals choosing component

For INEC, the winner of the Osun governorship election will solely be resolved by voters for the duration of the poll.

INEC’s countrywide chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, claimed this on Tuesday, July 12, all through his dialogue with stakeholders in the condition.

Yakubu noted that the commission is certain by laws of the federal authorities to remain extremely neutral in the course of the carry out of elections.

Osun 2022: Oyetola, Aregbesola reportedly reconcile? Minister’s APC faction speaks

Forward of the Osun governorship election, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is executing all it can to make guaranteed Governor Gboyega Oyetola remains in workplace.

In fact, Joe Igbokwe, an APC stalwart, described that the governor has finally reconciled with the minister of inside, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, his predecessor.

Igbokwe manufactured this known via his Facebook page on Sunday, June 26.

Source: Legit.ng