Nigeria, Jan. 24 -- Make no mistake: the Osun State governorship election, slated for August 8, this year, is far from a done deal. We are looking at a scrappy, bruising, super three-horse race. The current clout of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun simply does not mirror its dominance in Ekiti, where the ruling party appears more entrenched ahead of its own June 20, 2026 contest.



With no real ideological daylight between the major contenders - the Accord Party (A), the Action Democratic Congress (ADC), and the APC - personality will be thrust to the fore. In the end, the individual, not the platform, will likely be the deciding factor.



Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji - known to everyone simply as AMBO - will have form...