Nigeria, June 17 -- Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke on Tuesday received a major political boost ahead of the 15 August governorship election as supporters of former National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Iyiola Omisore, announced their defection to the Accord and pledged support for the governor's re-election bid.

The development came as Mr Adeleke formally launched his governorship campaign in Osogbo, the state capital, where he assured supporters that the Accord would remain on the ballot despite a recent Federal High Court judgement ordering the deregistration of the party and four others.

Addressing party supporters and political allies at the rally, Mr Adeleke expressed confidence that legal efforts would ov...