Thirteen candidates are contesting the 15 August Osun governorship election, but the race is largely shaping up as a contest among incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke, APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji and former House of Assembly Speaker Najeem Salaam of the ADC.

One way for Mr Aregbesola to silence his critics is to deliver Mr Salaam as the next occupant of the Bola Ige House in Osogbo, the Osun State capital.

Economic diversification, investment attraction and stronger internally generated revenue emerged as key battlegrounds at the Osun governor..