A statement from the "Official PDP Nigeria" account says the Court of Appeal in Abuja has upheld the nomination of Adebayo Olugbenga Adedamola as the party's governorship candidate for Saturday's Osun election, and directed INEC to include the PDP's logo on the ballot. But the claim sits awkwardly alongside recent reporting: Adedamola himself publicly endorsed rival candidate Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party just a day before the statement was issued.
Adedamola, popularly known as "Fryo," won a PDP primary in December 2025 with 919 of 957 votes, but that primary was linked to a faction led by Kabiru Turaki and was not recognised by INEC in its final candidate list, amid Nigeria's long-running national leadership dispute within the PDP. On Wednesday, Adedamola told reporters in Osogbo that he was withdrawing his support from his own candidacy and backing Adeleke instead, citing "extensive consultations" and the political circumstances in the state.
The Turaki-aligned PDP statement, issued Thursday, insists the party's primary was properly monitored by INEC and that the commission wrongly refused to recognise the result. It's unclear how the party's court win, if accurately described, interacts with Adedamola's own public reversal just a day earlier. With the election now two days away, the ballot's final composition and any last-minute legal developments remain fluid.