# Osun State 2026 governorship race intensifies > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/osun-state-2026-governorship-race > Updated: 2026-08-04T21:03:48.000Z. Sources: 15. Developments: 2. In mid‑July 2026 APC candidate Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji launched his campaign, pledging inclusive governance, infrastructure upgrades, a 3.5 MW power partnership and a new market in Ile‑Ife, and calling for peaceful, issue‑based campaigning. By early August the race heated up. At a Gbongan rally Oyebamiji criticised incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration for neglecting parts of the state, especially Ayedaade LGA, and for allegedly using state resources for family interests. The APC responded by forming a 100‑member Election Monitoring and Mobilisation Committee in the Osun West senatorial district and deploying roughly 15,000 police officers—including conventional units, the Police Mobile Force, dog handlers and medical staff—to guard polling stations. Police Commissioner Samuel Erale Etaifo warned that anyone arrested for electoral offences would be transferred to Abuja for prosecution. On 4 August the EFCC froze the state government’s bank account. Governor Adeleke filed a federal suit, describing the freeze as a threat to democracy. APC leaders, including National Secretary Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Bashiru and Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, who praised growing support across all 30 local government areas, reiterated confidence in Oyebamiji’s victory and urged the governor to cease personal attacks on President Bola Tinubu and focus on issue‑based campaigning. Campaign rhetoric contrasted the governor’s warning of a “half‑salary” era under the APC with the party’s call for issue‑focused policies. ## Claims - The Osun State governorship election is scheduled for August 15, 2026. (corroborated by 14 sources) - Approximately 15,000 police officers will be deployed across Osun State for election security. (corroborated by 6 sources) - Arrested violators of electoral laws will be moved straight to Abuja for investigation and prosecution. (corroborated by 6 sources) - The APC candidate for the Osun governorship election is Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji. (corroborated by 5 sources) - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission froze the Osun State Government’s bank accounts without a court order. (corroborated by 4 sources) - The APC National Secretary Senator Ajibola Bashiru urged Governor Adeleke to stop attacking President Bola Tinubu and focus on issue‑based campaigning. (corroborated by 2 sources) - Governor Ademola Adeleke filed a court case to challenge the EFCC’s freezing of the state’s accounts. (corroborated by 2 sources) - Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin said the APC will secure victory in the Osun election. (single source) - The APC inaugurated a 100‑member Election Monitoring and Mobilisation Committee in Osun West. (single source) ## Timeline ### 2026-08-04: Osun State gears up for August 15, 2026 governorship election amid security deployments and political disputes Osun State’s August 15, 2026 governorship election sees APC’s Oyebamiji confident of victory, 15,000 police deployed, and Governor Adeleke challenging an EFCC account freeze. 15 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/osun-state-2026-governorship-campaign-heats-up-as-apc-candidate-accuses-adeleke-administration-of-ne ### 2026-07-15: Osun APC Candidate Munirudeen Oyebamiji Pledges Inclusive Governance and Infrastructure Upgrades APC candidate Munirudeen Oyebamiji vows inclusive, transparent governance for Osun State, pledging equitable resource distribution, infrastructure upgrades, healthcare, education, agriculture and a 3.5 MW power 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/osun-apc-candidate-munirudeen-oyebamiji-pledges-inclusive-governance-and-infrastructure-upgrades --- Cite as: Osun State 2026 governorship race intensifies. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/osun-state-2026-governorship-race