Osun poll: How Tinubu, Oyetola, Fadahunsi Lost Without Being on the Ballot
They may not have featured on the ballot paper, but the outcome of Saturday’s Osun governorship election has left several prominent political figures among its losers. Beyond the candidates who contested the poll, the election also became a test of influence, political strength and the ability of key power brokers to deliver their constituencies and […]
The Osun governorship election saw several high-profile individuals who did not contest the poll emerge as losers. President Bola Tinubu, who is believed to be from Osun State, and the ruling APC suffered significant setbacks. Tinubu, who had summoned 76 APC leaders in Osun State to secure victory, had to reassess the situation when the results came in.
The EFCC freezing of the Osun government account also embarrassed Tinubu. Several APC governors, including Oyetola and Basiru, were also part of the losers. Oyetola, who had defeated Adeleke in 2022, had boasted that the APC would return to power, but in the end, faced defeat. Basiru, as the National Secretary of the APC, lost his own polling unit but still delivered it to the party.
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