₦airaland Forum

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday debunked claims that Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the opposition party.

The rumour, which gained traction on Saturday, intensified following a statement from Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, suggesting that PDP leaders had unanimously agreed to follow the governor to any party of his choice.

However, APC, through its Director of Media and Information in Osun State, Chief Kola Olabisi, dismissed the defection narrative, urging party members and the general public to disregard the speculation linking Governor Adeleke to the APC.

According to him, “We want to state categorically and unequivocally that it is a lie from the pit of hell being told by the governor and his lieutenants that the state helmsman has defected into our party as nothing of such is happening or being contemplated at all the levels of our party.

“At no time was there any pressure from the presidency that Governor Adeleke should defect into our party as it has been the rumour by the governor’s lieutenants and his co-travellers.”

He stressed that, It is not true that Adeleke has joined the Osun State chapter of the APC as there are constitutional hurdles that are needed to be crossed for such endeavour to be accomplished.

“We can observe that some of the lieutenants and foot soldiers of Ademola have become ecstatic beyond imagination because of the imaginary defection of their principal which at this moment still remains within the realm of speculation.

“It is an impossible utopia for a governor to defect into our party without the knowledge of its National Chairman, Mr Ali Dalori, Chief Bisi Akande, State Leader, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola now Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, state chairman, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, the Agba Osun and others.”

“The nauseating development is the constant lies being reeled out by the governor’s lieutenants and social media emergency writers that it was the forward-looking, hardworking and proactive President Bola Ahmed Tinubu who has been making overtures to Governor Adeleke which is nothing but a mere concoction to portray and create resemblance of importance to the governor.”

Hemanwel:
Gov Adeleke can defect to APC for all we care; what we are saying is that, come 2027 general elections, we are voting out the government at the centre!

The mandate before all well-meaning Nigerians from the Northwest, Northeast, Northcentral, Southsouth, and Southeast is to vote out President Tinubu in the coming 2027 general elections! We can never reinforce failure! A failed administration doesn't deserve re-election! Nigerians deserve better!

We leave the southwest to keep doing, "omo wa ni", while people are dying of hunger and hardship. Posterity will surely be the judge!

Lanruze:
If Adeleke is strategic should have a collaboration with Aregbesola and win the state for PDP.

That's a better option.

Oyetola did nothing significant during his four year [b]tenor [/b]to be given another opportunity.

Truths9ja:
Na every party dey reject Adeleke. Demola Adeleke should work on himself and the PDP that gave him the platform to contest in 2022 governorship election.

Osiris12:
Wike destroyed pdp. Hahahahahahagagagagahahah

They should eat the rubbles

Nairaland is silencing the voice of the opposition on a low key level.
We shall not be tired or weary until that demonic party is voted out

Osiris12:
because light no dey Kwara State. I would have requested your tears to be served cold

Lanretoye:
that’s the reason why you don’t carry more than one vote,speak for your self,next time you use the word ‘I’ and not ‘WE’.even in your house there is no assurance you all will vote the same party and if we gather the whole of your family plus the extended ones,your votes are not enough to make or unmake the president.

Lanruze:
If Adeleke is strategic should have a collaboration with Aregbesola and win the state for PDP.

That's a better option.

Oyetola did nothing significant during his four year tenor to be given another opportunity.

ufotunang:
.. Adeleke knows that he has not achieve much as a governor in osun state..osun state people have not benefited much from his government..that is why he wants to defect

Hemanwel:
Gov Adeleke can defect to APC for all we care! What we are saying is that, come 2027 general elections, we are voting out the government at the centre!

The mandate before all well-meaning Nigerians from the Northwest, Northeast, Northcentral, Southsouth, and Southeast is to vote out President Tinubu in the coming 2027 general elections! We can never reinforce failure! A failed administration doesn't deserve re-election! Nigerians deserve better!

We leave the southwest to keep doing, "omo wa ni", while people are dying of hunger and hardship. Posterity will surely be the judge!