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Dr. Bolaji Akinola, Special Adviser to the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, has launched a blistering attack on David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, labeling his recent social media outburst against the Minister as irresponsible, uncouth, and a textbook display of zero home training.

In a statement released Tuesday, Akinola mocked the singer’s online tantrums, warning that no amount of digital hysteria will save his uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke, from a crushing defeat in the upcoming August 15, 2026, Osun State governorship election.

Akinola noted that while every citizen has a right to an opinion, it is deeply embarrassing that a grown man would throw away basic Yoruba values of respect for elders just to play the role of an online attack dog.

"Davido’s freedom of speech is not a license for inherited arrogance," he said, adding that hurling childish insults at a statesman old enough to be his father doesn't make him look tough — it just proves he lacks the character and decorum expected of someone with his platform.

“While every Nigerian has the right to political opinion and free expression, it is disgraceful that a public figure of Davido’s stature would resort to crude insults and juvenile theatrics against a statesman old enough to be his father. In Yoruba culture, respect for elders is not optional; it is a fundamental value. Well-brought-up Yoruba sons do not insult their elders on social media because of partisan excitement or family political interests,” Akinola said.

Contrasting Minister Oyetola’s well-documented and acclaimed track record of dignity and prudence with what he described as the clownish distractions of the Adeleke camp, Akinola insisted that Oyetola’s legacy in Osun and his current federal assignment speak for themselves and require no validation from social media theatrics or pop-star tantrums.

He stated that Dr. Oyetola has served Osun State and Nigeria with dignity, restraint, competence and an unblemished record of public service both as former Governor and now as Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy.

“Unlike those addicted to social media drama and attention-seeking outbursts, His Excellency Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola’s record of service, performance and integrity speaks loudly for him. He does not need validation from celebrity noise-makers or political entertainers seeking relevance through insults,” he said.

He said resorting to cheap insults "is the last refuge of a panicked campaign," emphasizing that "the people of Osun State are tired of emotional outbursts and celebrity side-shows, and are demanding actual governance."

The Minister's aide made it clear that the countdown to August 15 is ticking, and "no amount of lies, propaganda or online hostility can distract the public from the grim reality of the last three and a half years, which have been characterized as a reign of poor governance, economic stagnation, and glaring administrative incompetence."

Akinola stated that the Honourable Minister is far too busy driving national economic growth and securing Nigeria’s maritime future to roll in the mud, concluding that he will happily leave the X tantrums to Davido while leaving the actual politics to the voters of Osun State.

Source https://shipsandports.com.ng/you-lack-home-training-oyetolas-aide-slams-davido-predicts-uncles-defeat/

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The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy and Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State, His Excellency Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, intensified political consultations over the weekend as he hosted a series of strategic engagements with leaders and stakeholders of the party in preparation for the 2026 governorship election in the State.

In a press statement issued on Monday, Special Adviser to the Minister, Dr. Bolaji Akinola, said the meetings, which took place at the minister’s country home in Iragbiji, Boripe Local Government Area, brought together elders of the party, serving and former members of the National Assembly, former members of the Osun State Assembly, support groups, and other key political stakeholders from across the state. The engagements formed part of a broader effort by Dr. Oyetola to consolidate party unity and mobilize grassroots support ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election.

Participants at the meetings pledged renewed commitment to the party’s cause and vowed to work collectively toward returning the APC to power in the state.

Addressing the gathering, Dr. Oyetola, who is the immediate past Governor of the State, urged party elders and leaders to close ranks and intensify political mobilization across the state.

“The forthcoming election will be decisive and critical for the future of our party and the state,” he said. “This is the time for unity, loyalty, and sustained engagement with the people at the grassroots.”

He expressed strong confidence in the APC’s governorship candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, describing him as a candidate with broad-based support across the state.

According to the minister, Oyebamiji possesses the leadership qualities required to deliver purposeful governance and steer Osun toward greater accountability, growth, and development.

Dr. Oyetola also reminded party leaders that preparations for the 2026 governorship election must align with broader strategies for the 2027 general elections, stressing that unity among stakeholders remains the party’s greatest strength.

He commended elders and loyal party members for their continued dedication to the APC, urging them to sustain efforts that promote peace, cooperation, and political stability within their respective communities and local government areas.

The minister emphasized that consistent grassroots mobilization, loyalty to party ideals, and collective responsibility would be essential for electoral victory.

Beyond the political consultations, the weekend also featured two major gatherings that drew large crowds to Iragbiji. On Friday, Dr. Oyetola hosted family members, associates, supporters, and party faithful who attended special prayers marking the 15th anniversary of the passing of his mother, Alhaja Wulemot Arike Oyetola. The solemn remembrance event attracted dignitaries and well-wishers from within and outside the state. The engagements continued on Sunday with the Ileri Oluwa Annual Ramadan lecture, hosted by the Minister. The event also brought together religious leaders, community leaders, political associates, and residents from various parts of Osun State and beyond.

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, has been criticized for abandoning his duties in favour of a globetrotting lifestyle defined by "wild parties" and the reckless squandering of state resources.
In a blistering statement that has sent shockwaves through the state’s political landscape, Dr. Bolaji Akinola, the Special Adviser to the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, revealed a pattern of gross irresponsibility, accusing the Governor of treating the mandate of the people as "a license for frivolities."
According to Dr. Akinola, Adeleke spent more than 180 days outside the state in 2025. He said rather than seeking investments or partnerships to benefit the State, the Governor frequented high-end locales ranging from the United States to private islands in the Caribbean, attending lavish private parties.
According to Akinola, the financial cost of this development is staggering. Records suggest that in the first six months of 2025 alone, more than ₦3 billion was wasted on travels, private jets, and the maintenance of a lifestyle that has no bearing on the welfare of the people.
"Governor Adeleke has essentially become a tourist in his own state," Akinola stated. "He embarked on at least six personal visits to the United States in 2025 alone, mostly to party. He was also in the Caribbeans to party. This is not governance; this is a betrayal of public trust."
Akinola further said that even when the governor is in Nigeria, he rarely spends a full week at a stretch in Osogbo. According to him, this pattern of limited presence raises concerns about continuity in governance and the effective coordination of state affairs.
He said while the Governor revels on private islands, the reality on the ground in Osun State is grim.
"Despite the historic surge in federal allocations over the past three years, there is a painful lack of infrastructure or social services to show for the hundreds of billions received by the government of Adeleke," he said.
He said scores of public schools across the state remain chronically understaffed, with many lacking science teachers. He also said that public healthcare services in the rural and urban areas have collapsed, leaving the most vulnerable citizens without basic medical intervention.
He characterized the Adeleke administration as not just as inept, but as fundamentally indifferent to the suffering of the masses.
"The disconnect between the Governor’s "dancing" persona and the dire economic straits of the state has reached a breaking point," he said.
Dr. Akinola assured the people of Osun that this era of "shenanigans and corruption" has an expiration date. He called on the citizens to remain resolute, pointing toward August 8 as the day of deliverance.
"The people will speak with one voice," Akinola declared. "They will reject this irresponsible way of life and reclaim their state from a leadership that prefers Caribbean sands to the soil of Osun."

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Oyetola' Aide Dismisses Osun Assembly’s Claims, Says Minister Plays No Role in LG Finances

The Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, has been emphatically exonerated from unfounded allegations levelled by the Osun State House of Assembly, as his Special Adviser, Dr Bolaji Akinola, described the Assembly’s claims as fabricated and malicious. This is as Dr Akinola reaffirmed that all local governments in Nigeria have full financial autonomy.

Reacting to a press release issued by the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, on Sunday, 1st February 2026, Akinola said the attempt to link Dr Oyetola to the administration or disbursement of local government funds was reckless propaganda designed to distract the public from the state government’s own failures and ongoing legal battles. He stressed that the Minister has no constitutional or statutory role in local government finance and has neither issued directives to banks nor interfered in the running of local councils.

Dr Akinola stated that the press statement attributed to Egbedun merely recycled the same discredited narratives earlier pushed by Governor Ademola Adeleke, describing them as a desperate attempt to unlawfully reassert state control over local government funds in defiance of binding court judgments. According to him, the Osun State Government and the State Assembly are uncomfortable with the reality that local governments have full financial autonomy protected by the Constitution and the Supreme Court.

He pointed out that the Supreme Court judgment delivered on 11 July 2024 unequivocally granted full financial autonomy to all local governments in Nigeria, affirming their independence and expressly barring state governors from interfering in their affairs or hijacking their funds. He said the judgment was clear, final and incapable of being overturned by press releases or political threats.

Akinola also recalled that a valid and subsisting judgment of the Court of Appeal delivered on 10 February 2025 reinstated the duly elected local government chairmen in Osun State. He emphasised that the Osun State Government chose not to appeal the judgment, making it final, binding and enforceable in law. By that decision, the reinstated chairmen are lawfully entitled to administer their councils, a fact he said the state government has persistently but unsuccessfully sought to undermine.

He dismissed as false and intellectually dishonest the repeated description of the chairmen as “illegal”, stressing that they were duly elected, duly reinstated by a superior court of record and remain fully protected by binding judicial pronouncements. He said no amount of political rhetoric can nullify or wish away those judgments.

He said the Osun State Government has instituted no fewer than twelve separate court cases on the matter, thereby creating administrative bottlenecks and for which the government must now wait for judicial outcomes rather than resorting to propaganda.

He further accused the Adeleke administration of instigating and sponsoring an eleven-month strike by local government workers, thereby paralysing the councils in an attempt to frustrate the autonomous functioning of the councils and create a false narrative.

He asserted that the local governments have full authority to administer their funds without recourse to Governor Ademola Adeleke or the Osun State House of Assembly, and they have their own duly elected councillors who constitutionally form the legislative arm of local government administration.

Akinola strongly condemned what he described as deliberate and calculated misinformation being pushed into the public domain by the Speaker of the House, accusing him of misrepresenting settled legal issues to mislead the public. He also cautioned Egbedun to exercise restraint in his public utterances, particularly against making reckless and insulting remarks against the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, warning that public office does not grant immunity from responsibility or consequences.

He called on Nigerians, civil society organisations and all supporters of constitutional democracy to stand in defence of local government autonomy and to condemn ongoing attempts by the Osun State Government and House of Assembly to circumvent the Supreme Court judgment of 11 July 2024, insisting that the rule of law must prevail over political desperation.

The public spat over Osun State local government funding has taken a sharper turn, as Dr. Bolaji Akinola, the Special Adviser to the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, His Excellency Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, CON, has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of “propaganda, falsehood and deliberate misinformation” designed to conceal what he described as the governor’s “administrative failure and disregard for judicial authority”.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, Dr. Akinola said recent outbursts by Adeleke regarding alleged withholding of local government funds were “nothing more than a desperate attempt to deflect attention from his glaring incompetence and serial abuse of the judicial process”.

He dismissed the governor’s claims that Minister Oyetola was responsible for any disruption in local government financing, insisting that “if there is any delay or complication in financial disbursements, the responsibility lies squarely with the Adeleke-led Osun State Government, which has flooded the courts with frivolous and ill-conceived lawsuits in a failed attempt to overturn settled judicial decisions”.

“No serious government sabotages its own legal standing and then seeks scapegoats for the consequences,” Akinola said.

He further accused Adeleke of having previously paralysed local government administration in the state by instigating a prolonged strike by local government workers. According to him, the governor’s present claim that councils remain grounded is “a blatant falsehood”.

“The local government secretariats are open and functioning. Services continue to run, workers are back to their posts, and council administrations are carrying out their statutory responsibilities. The narrative of paralysis exists only in the imagination of a governor using falsehood to seek public sympathy,” he said.

Akinola also referenced a Court of Appeal judgement delivered on 10 February 2025, which he stated reinstated elected local government chairmen in Osun State. He noted that the judgement was not appealed by the Osun State Government and therefore remains final and binding in law.

“The continued agitation by Governor Adeleke represents a deliberate refusal to accept judicial authority,” he claimed.

On the tenure of the reinstated chairmen, the Minister's aide maintained that they were elected for a three-year term and were allegedly removed illegally within weeks of assuming office. Any suggestion to the contrary, he argued, amounted to “ignorance or intentional misinformation”, adding that the issue of tenure is now before the courts.

Akinola also cited a Supreme Court ruling of 11 July 2024 granting financial autonomy to all local governments in Nigeria, which he said affirmed their status as an independent tier of government and prohibited state governors from dissolving elected councils or imposing caretaker administrations.

“Adeleke should perish the thought of interfering with local government administration in Osun State. The councils are autonomous, lawful, and operational,” he stated.

He also rejected claims that Minister Oyetola was directing or influencing the Nigeria Police, describing such allegations as “false, inflammatory and irresponsible”.

“The police operate under established institutional command structures and cannot be privately controlled by any individual minister. Adeleke should stop misleading the public, stop manufacturing conspiracies, and stop whipping up sentiment to cover manifest ineptitude. Governance is not theatre, and Osun people deserve facts, not fiction,” Akinola said.

He asserted that Osun’s local government administrations are “lawful, autonomous, functional, and protected by binding court judgements”, adding that “the only crisis presently facing the system is a governor unwilling to accept legal reality”.

https://shipsandports.com.ng/osun-lg-adeleke-is-a-liar-misleading-public-to-mask-failure-oyetolas-aide/

By Bolaji Akinola, PhD

Pelumi Olajengbesi’s essay reads less like political analysis and more like a lullaby sung to soothe a failing administration. It is a triumph of prose over substance, of sentimentality over sense, and of wishful thinking over political reality. One searches in vain for facts; what one finds instead is incense burned before an underperforming governor and cheap sophistry deployed to diminish a man whose record speaks far louder than Olajengbesi’s florid paragraphs.

Let us be blunt, since subtlety is wasted on intellectual dishonesty. Ademola Adeleke is not a misunderstood saint of governance; he is a spectacularly underwhelming occupant of the Osun Government House. His tenure has been defined by shallowness, theatrics, policy emptiness, and a desperate addiction to optics over outcomes. Dancing is not governance. Smiling for cameras is not development. Loud sentiment is not leadership. Osun State has not moved forward under Adeleke; it has staggered sideways, distracted by carnival-style politics while serious governance languishes.

To describe Adeleke’s approach as “service, legacy and passion” is either wilful blindness or outright mockery of the intelligence of Osun people. What legacy? Collapsing fiscal discipline? Stalled infrastructure? A government more invested in viral moments than verifiable progress? Adeleke’s only consistent policy has been stage performance, not administrative competence.

Now to the more offensive sleight of hand in Olajengbesi’s piece: the cheap attempt to downplay and denigrate a highly respected leader, His Excellency Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, CON.

Olajengbesi’s piece is not analysis; it is lazy insult masquerading as commentary. It betrays either ignorance or malice. Dr. Oyetola does not need volume to prove capacity. His record as Governor of Osun State is concrete, measurable, and enduring: infrastructure expansion, road networks, health sector reforms, workers’ welfare, security stabilisation, and a governance style rooted in planning rather than populism. The voters did not “emotionally move on” from Oyetola; they were temporarily deceived by noise and novelty. Osun politics has corrected that illusion before, and it is in the process of doing so again.

More importantly, as Nigeria’s pioneer Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Oyetola has been nothing short of exceptional. In a newly carved and strategic ministry, he has brought structure, policy clarity, and investment focus — quietly laying foundations in maritime security, port efficiency, and blue economy value chains that Nigeria has ignored for decades. Serious people in serious rooms know this. Abuja knows this. The maritime sector knows this. Only partisan propagandists like Olajengbesi’s pretend otherwise.

The suggestion that Oyetola is driven by bitterness is projection at its crudest. If anyone is acting from desperation, it is Ademola Adeleke — desperation so acute that he is desperately shopping for APC membership, hoping to launder his failures with federal proximity. Let it be said clearly and without ambiguity: Ademola Adeleke is not welcome in the APC. No amount of whitewashing, backchannel lobbying, or paid opinion pieces will change that. He has nothing to add to the party — no ideas, no structure, no electoral value beyond his current seat, which he knows is slipping away. His interest in the APC is not ideological; it is purely survivalist. He wants a second-term platform because he knows he does not deserve one — and will not earn one. Osun people have seen through the act. The music has stopped. The applause has faded.

And unlike Olajengbesi’s romanticised fiction, the numbers are merciless. A recently concluded opinion poll conducted by the reputable Standard Post shows exactly where Osun stands today. The people have spoken with clarity: APC’s Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO) leads the poll by 52% while Ademola Adeleke has a paltry 38%. This was not a backroom whisper or partisan guesswork. It was an open online poll conducted recently, featuring the major candidates in the off-cycle election. Osun residents will vote overwhelmingly for the APC candidate on 8th August because they are now wiser. They recognise “one-chance” governance when they see it, and they will not fall for it twice.

So spare us the sermon about “quiet strength” and “cooperation without insecurity.” What Olajengbesi is really mourning is the collapse of a convenient narrative. The truth is uglier and simpler: Adeleke is an underperformer heading for electoral defeat, trying to cling to federal shadows for relevance. APC, under Oyetola’s respected, disciplined, and sensible leadership, will reclaim Osun State on August 8. Bola Oyebamiji’s lead is not accidental; it is the natural consequence of competence versus comedy, substance versus spectacle.

No amount of falsehood peddled by Pelumi Olajengbesi, his ilk, or their paymasters will rewrite reality. History is not written by praise-singers; it is written by results. And by that unforgiving standard, Adeleke does not belong in the same sentence — let alone the same class — as His Excellency Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, CON.

Osun has had enough. The exit door is already in view for Adeleke.

Dr. Bolaji Akinola is Special Adviser to the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy.

Pelumi Olajengbesi’s Fantasy, Adeleke’s Failure, and the Lie of Competence

By Bolaji Akinola, PhD

Pelumi Olajengbesi’s essay reads less like political analysis and more like a lullaby sung to soothe a failing administration. It is a triumph of prose over substance, of sentimentality over sense, and of wishful thinking over political reality. One searches in vain for facts; what one finds instead is incense burned before an underperforming governor and cheap sophistry deployed to diminish a man whose record speaks far louder than Olajengbesi’s florid paragraphs.

Let us be blunt, since subtlety is wasted on intellectual dishonesty. Ademola Adeleke is not a misunderstood saint of governance; he is a spectacularly underwhelming occupant of the Osun Government House. His tenure has been defined by shallowness, theatrics, policy emptiness, and a desperate addiction to optics over outcomes. Dancing is not governance. Smiling for cameras is not development. Loud sentiment is not leadership. Osun State has not moved forward under Adeleke; it has staggered sideways, distracted by carnival-style politics while serious governance languishes.

To describe Adeleke’s approach as “service, legacy and passion” is either wilful blindness or outright mockery of the intelligence of Osun people. What legacy? Collapsing fiscal discipline? Stalled infrastructure? A government more invested in viral moments than verifiable progress? Adeleke’s only consistent policy has been stage performance, not administrative competence.

Now to the more offensive sleight of hand in Olajengbesi’s piece: the cheap attempt to downplay and denigrate a highly respected leader, His Excellency Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, CON.

Olajengbesi’s piece is not analysis; it is lazy insult masquerading as commentary. It betrays either ignorance or malice. Dr. Oyetola does not need volume to prove capacity. His record as Governor of Osun State is concrete, measurable, and enduring: infrastructure expansion, road networks, health sector reforms, workers’ welfare, security stabilisation, and a governance style rooted in planning rather than populism. The voters did not “emotionally move on” from Oyetola; they were temporarily deceived by noise and novelty. Osun politics has corrected that illusion before, and it is in the process of doing so again.

More importantly, as Nigeria’s pioneer Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Oyetola has been nothing short of exceptional. In a newly carved and strategic ministry, he has brought structure, policy clarity, and investment focus — quietly laying foundations in maritime security, port efficiency, and blue economy value chains that Nigeria has ignored for decades. Serious people in serious rooms know this. Abuja knows this. The maritime sector knows this. Only partisan propagandists like Olajengbesi’s pretend otherwise.

The suggestion that Oyetola is driven by bitterness is projection at its crudest. If anyone is acting from desperation, it is Ademola Adeleke — desperation so acute that he is desperately shopping for APC membership, hoping to launder his failures with federal proximity. Let it be said clearly and without ambiguity: Ademola Adeleke is not welcome in the APC. No amount of whitewashing, backchannel lobbying, or paid opinion pieces will change that. He has nothing to add to the party — no ideas, no structure, no electoral value beyond his current seat, which he knows is slipping away. His interest in the APC is not ideological; it is purely survivalist. He wants a second-term platform because he knows he does not deserve one — and will not earn one. Osun people have seen through the act. The music has stopped. The applause has faded.

And unlike Olajengbesi’s romanticised fiction, the numbers are merciless. A recently concluded opinion poll conducted by the reputable Standard Post shows exactly where Osun stands today. The people have spoken with clarity: APC’s Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO) leads the poll by 52% while Ademola Adeleke has a paltry 38%. This was not a backroom whisper or partisan guesswork. It was an open online poll conducted recently, featuring the major candidates in the off-cycle election. Osun residents will vote overwhelmingly for the APC candidate on 8th August because they are now wiser. They recognise “one-chance” governance when they see it, and they will not fall for it twice.

So spare us the sermon about “quiet strength” and “cooperation without insecurity.” What Olajengbesi is really mourning is the collapse of a convenient narrative. The truth is uglier and simpler: Adeleke is an underperformer heading for electoral defeat, trying to cling to federal shadows for relevance. APC, under Oyetola’s respected, disciplined, and sensible leadership , will reclaim Osun State on August 8. Bola Oyebamiji’s lead is not accidental; it is the natural consequence of competence versus comedy, substance versus spectacle.

No amount of falsehood peddled by Pelumi Olajengbesi, his ilk, or their paymasters will rewrite reality. History is not written by praise-singers; it is written by results. And by that unforgiving standard, Adeleke does not belong in the same sentence — let alone the same class — as His Excellency Dr. Adegboyega Oyetola, CON.

Osun has had enough. The exit door is already in view for Adeleke.

Dr. Bolaji Akinola is Special Adviser to the Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy.

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