Dr. Najeem Salaam Wins ADC Governorship Ticket for 2026 Osun Election
Former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Dr. Najeem Salaam, has been officially nominated as the African Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate for the 2026 Osun State election. Salaam clinched the party’s ticket after an overwhelming win at the ADC primary held on Monday in Osogbo, the state capital, securing 520 out of 528 valid votes cast. Chairman of the ADC Primary Election Committee, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, explained that 535 delegates were expected, comprising 482 from local government areas and wards and 53 special delegates. Of these, 528 were accredited and participated in the exercise, while eight votes were invalid. “The total number of votes scored by aspirant Najeem Folasayo Salaam is 520 votes,” Nwajiuba announced. “By the powers conferred on this panel by the constitution of the African Democratic Congress, I hereby declare Hon. Najeem Folasayo Salaam as the candidate-elect and flagbearer of the ADC for the 2026 Osun State governorship election.” Salaam’s emergence positions him as the ADC’s standard-bearer in a contest expected to be highly competitive in the upcoming Osun governorship race.