PDP national secretariat, through its National Organising Secretary, Hon. Theophilus Shan, maintained in a letter dated December 1, 2025, that the primary would proceed as planned on December 2, 2025.
Sources from Osun who spoke with Goalpoachernews said a placeholder (name withheld) will emerge as a place holder temporarily till the crisis at the national level is resolved.
“We are in Osogbo already for official adoption of our comrade who is an Osun indigene from the camp of our national leader, Governor Seyi Makinde.
“He will remain as a place holder till December 10 when the suspended National Secretary and National Organizing Secretary will be over.
“Governor Seyi Makinde and Governor Bala Muhammed will thereafter decide the direction to go after December 10.”
The letter from the new National Secretary read: , “Sequel to the earlier notice of 28th October, 2025 to the gubernatorial primaries and the successful completion of congresses to elect ad-hoc delegates and National delegates in Osun State on the 24th and 29th of November, 2025, the Party hereby reminds strategic stakeholders and the general public that the primaries to elect the gubernatorial candidate will hold on December 2nd, 2025 at Atlantis Multipurpose Hall, Ring road, Osogbo, Osun State, 10am.”
He noted that the Electoral Committee for the Primary has been constituted and will oversee the conduct of the exercise accordingly.
The letter advised, “The candidates cleared for the primaries are advised to behave in accordance with the provisions of our party’s constitution and the in the interest of law and order, as any act of indiscipline will be severely punished.”
Meanwhile, a top security source confirmed that the primary may not hold at the venue due to several threats that the exercise must not proceed because the state leadership has taken its stance.
The source said, “They have threatened both the owner and the manager of the venue never to allow the primary to hold. This may force them to change the venue to another place. But we are on top of the situation.”
Also, a source within the party who pleaded anonymity, said, “The primary will hold as schedule but we are yet to know the venue, we have changed the earlier venue. Security is guaranteed for all the delegates.”
Also, one of the organisers of the Primary simply identified as Abiodun said “the state chapter of PDP is threatening us but we won’t panic. We are going to hold the primary no matter the threat.”