Two weeks to the Osun State Governorship election, candidates of major political parties have been evading public debates.
A debate organised by the BBC Yoruba Organisation held online on Friday, 31st August, 2026 was not attended by both Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Oyebamiji.
Also, the governorship debate organised by the broadcast stations in the state under the aegis of Osun Media Governorship Debate was cancelled by the organisers, partly due to the “reluctance of governorship candidates” to attend.
The event, which was meant to be a physical one on Saturday, the 1st of August, was later called off after the major candidates refused to show up.
The organisers later informed the general public that the Governorship Debate had been cancelled.
They said the decision was necessary due to unfavourable security report and the reluctance of some of the leading governorship candidates to participate under the prevailing circumstances.
Meanwhile, one of the candidates who was already at the venue before the cancellation, Mr Olajide Esan of the African Action Congress, berated other Party candidates for running from public scrutiny.
He said the parties have nothing new to offer the people of Osun State, hence the reason for not appearing at the event.
A total of 14 Political Parties are taking part in this year’s Osun State Governorship Election, billed for Saturday, the 15th of August, 2026.
