JUST IN: 150 delegates set to elect Osun Accord Party guber candidate

A total of one hundred and fifty delegates is set to elect the Osun State governorship candidate of the Accord Party on Wednesday.

This comes barely 16 hours after Governor Ademola Adeleke officially joined the party at the Banquet Hall of the Osun State Government House, Oke-Fia, Osogbo.

The Nation observed heavy security presence at the venue, Oasis Event Centre, Agunbelewo, where the exercise will take place.

Operatives of the Department of State Services, the Police, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps were stationed at the entrance, subjecting all entrants to thorough checks to maintain law and order.

Inside the hall, a section was designated for the 150 delegates who will vote in the primary, while other areas were reserved for observers and the media.

In the observers’ section, The Nation noted that many of those seated at a corner were members of the Peoples Democratic Party and aides of Governor Adeleke.

Confirming the process, the Osun State Chairman of the party, Pastor Victor Akande, told The Nation that 150 delegates would elect the governorship candidate of the party.