#OsunDecides2026: AAC candidate vows to return stronger after defeat
AAC governorship candidate Olajide Esan, after his defeat in OsunDecides2026, vows his movement will return stronger, criticising money in politics. Read More: https://punchng.com/osundecides2026-aac-candidate-vows-to-return-stronger-after-defeat/
Olajide Esan, the African Action Congress candidate for governor in the upcoming Osun State election on August 15, has vowed that his political movement will return stronger after his defeat. In a message on his X account, Esan expressed gratitude to the people of Osun for their support, stating that the campaign was not solely focused on winning the election but on promoting the awakening of the people and their liberation.
He criticized the influence of money in politics and assured that the movement would not be silenced by it. Esan polled 1,458 votes, placing him eighth among 15 candidates. Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party won the election with 511,067 votes, defeating Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, who received 444,815 votes.
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