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Osun 2026: 70 monarchs urge parties to zone governorship ticket to Osun West 

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As agitation for zoning of Osun state governorship ticket, no fewer than 70 traditional rulers have joined the call for political parties to zone their governorship tickets to Osun West in 2026.

In a communiqué jointly signed and read by Akire of Ikire Ile in Ola-Oluwa local government, Oba AbdulAzeez Adebamiji, at the town hall of Iwo, Wednesday, the monarchs said any governorship outside the ten local government that made up the zone was injustice and marginalisation.

According to the monarchs, since the inception of democratic governance in 1999, Chief Bisi Akande, Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Adegboyega Oyetola, have spent 15 and half years from the Central, Rauf Aregbesola spent eight years from the East and Adeleke would be spending four years by the end of his administration in 2026.

“As Royal Fathers in the quest of peace, equity, and stability, we want to implore all political parties in the state to shop for their governorship candidates from Osun West as another governorship election draws nearer. 

“We are blessed with capable, qualified, and mentally stable individuals across the 10 local government areas that make up Osun West that can successfully steer the ship of the state. 

“Anything short of this is clear inconsideration, injustice, and marginalisation of Osun West and its people.

“We have nothing against the incumbent governor. We do appreciate him and applaud his developmental strides so far. However, so as not to be seen as being biased and antagonistic, we implore every registered political party in the state to shop for their gubernatorial candidates from Osun West only.

“Having the Osun state governor from the Osun West senatorial district in 2026 will give our senatorial district a sense of belonging and encourage us to contribute our own quota to the development, growth and progress of our dear state.

“We have resolved that no Royal Father from Osun West will mobilise his subjects for any gubernatorial candidate picked outside Osun West. This is not an empty decision. We mean what we say. Our people will be mobilised and sensitised towards achieving this noble goal,” the monarchs said.

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