Why I’m Not Carried Away By Osun Election Result — Atedo Peterside

Founder of the GoNigeria Initiative, a civic engagement platform backed by the ANAP Foundation, Atedo Peterside has given insight into why he is not carried away by the outcome of the 2026 Osun State governorship election, which was won by incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke.
Peterside said the major lesson from the election was the importance of high voter turnout in preventing electoral malpractice, noting that the 43.4 per cent turnout recorded in Osun State was high by recent Nigerian standards.
In a post on his X handle on Sunday, Peterside said, “Some of us refuse to get carried away by the #OsunGuber2026 Election result.
“The only thing it really proves is that a large voter t...