The G100 congratulates Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election as Governor of Osun State. We congratulate, even more importantly, the people of Osun State, whose determination and courage have once again prevailed.
We also commend the leaders and candidates of the opposition parties who, recognising the larger stakes in this election, set aside their individual ambitions, mobilised their structures and supporters, and worked together in support of Governor Adeleke. Their decision was an affirmation that there are moments when the greater democratic interest must come before the ambitions of any individual or political party.
The significance of what has happened in Osun goes far beyond the re-election of one Governor. Osun has provided a template for 2027.
For weeks now, the G100 has argued that Nigeria’s opposition does not suffer from a shortage of popular support. Its greatest challenge is fragmentation. Osun has now demonstrated, in practical terms, what becomes possible when opposition forces recognise a common objective, make the necessary compromises and consolidate their strengths behind a viable democratic choice.
Governor Adeleke’s victory is an important lesson here for every opposition leader looking towards 2027. The governorship candidates who stepped down and supported Governor Adeleke were each entitled to pursue their own ambitions. They chose instead to ask a more important question: what outcome best serves the people and strengthens the democratic cause?
That is precisely the question the national opposition must now confront. Nigeria is bigger than any candidate, any ambition and any political party. If opposition leaders genuinely believe that the country requires a different direction in 2027, then they must demonstrate the same courage, restraint and willingness to compromise that has now produced this outcome in Osun.
Osun has shown the pathway. The task now is to take that spirit of cooperation to the national stage.
Signed: Salihu Moh. Lukman
On behalf of G100
For God and Country
August 16, 2026
