Adebayo Adedamola, the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in the August 15 Osun State election, has denied filing or authorising any petition challenging the outcome involving Governor Ademola Adeleke. According to Naija News, Adedamola distanced himself from the legal action, stating he did not initiate or approve it. The denial raises questions about who filed the petition against Adeleke in the Osun gubernatorial dispute.

The legal team of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State has denied filing any petition before the state governorship election tribunal challenging the outcome of the August 15 election, according to Vanguard. The denial came after notices of petitions were pasted on Monday on the tribunal's notice board in Osogbo. The APC lawyers distanced themselves from the notices, though further details about who filed the petitions or the tribunal's response were not provided in the report.

Wole Oluyede, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the June 20, 2026, election in Ekiti State, has rejected the election results, claiming that the election was not free and fair. He has taken fresh action in response to the outcome, although specific details of his actions were not provided.

The Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the Ekiti State governorship election, Mr Oluyede, has withdrawn his petition challenging Governor Oyebanji's re-election. According to Premium Times, Oluyede said his decision was based on appeals from individuals he described as "important people" and out of respect for President Bola Tinubu. The withdrawal ends the legal challenge to the poll outcome.

ThisDay Live reported brief courtroom drama in Osogbo after two petitions challenging Governor Ademola Adeleke surfaced before the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. According to the report, both the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party disowned the filings, leaving their authorship and status unclear and intensifying political tension around the tribunal proceedings in Osun State.

Nigeria's Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has distanced itself from a petition challenging the election victory of Governor Ademola Adeleke. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Jungudo Mohammed, the party described the petition as unauthorised, misleading and filed without the prior knowledge of the party. The PDP's denial, reported by PM News, suggests the legal challenge to Adeleke's victory did not have official party backing.