Desperation behind your attacks on Tinubu – Osun APC Campaign Council tells Adeleke

By Jude Opara

With barely 10 days to the governorship election in Osun state, the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council has taken a swipe at Governor Ademola Adeleke over alleged reckless, inflammatory and seditious remarks against President Bola Tinubu during his campaign outing on Monday.
Director General, Osun APC Governorship Campaign Council, Hon. Oluwole Oke in a statement on Thursday claimed that Adeleke had at the campaign threatened that a repeat of the 1983 political crisis would be visited on Osun State should he lose the August 15 governorship election.
Oke further alleged that the governor also claimed that President Bola Tinubu withheld the federal allocations due to the local government areas of Osun state.
“The governor also made other disparaging and unfounded allegations against the President, including the false claim that President Tinubu is withholding the federal allocations due to the 30 local government areas in Osun State.
“These statements are false, distasteful, irresponsible and completely unsubstantiated. They are nothing but a manifestation of the frustration that has enveloped the outgoing governor as the reality of an impending electoral defeat continues to stare him in the face.
“The governor is crying wolf and running amok like a bereaved wizard, thinking that such theatrics could appeal to the emotion of stakeholders in the Osun project, who have rejected him over his incompetence and poor performance in office, and make them vote for him at the polls”.
The Campaign Director General further accused Governor Adeleke of attempting to blackmail the president and also paint him as an enemy of the people of Osun.
“Governor Adeleke’s attempt to blackmail the President and paint him as an enemy of Osun people is another desperate strategy to demonize a genuine democrat whose commitment to constitutional governance and the rule of law is well established.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the legally recognized local government administration in Osun State receives the statutory federal allocations due to it every month. It is therefore incorrect and deliberately misleading for Governor Adeleke to accuse President Tinubu of withholding local government allocations. Such falsehood is aimed solely at misleading the public and tarnishing the impeccable democratic credentials of the President”.
Oke equally accused Governor Adeleke and members of his Accord Party of complicity in the alleged killing of over 30 members of the APC since 2022.

“It is rather ironic that Governor Adeleke now seeks to portray himself as a victim of political intimidation when, since 2022, no fewer than 30 members and supporters of the APC have been killed by the Accord Party thugs believed to be sponsored by his administration, with at least 10 of those deaths occurring in recent times”.

He said that Osun people are discerning enough to distinguish genuine leadership from political drama which he insisted the Adeleke government is putting up.

“Governor Adeleke should therefore keep his fake tears and reserve his real cry for the day he will be called upon to answer questions over the stealing and mismanagement of Osun resources under his administration.

“Governor Adeleke will account for the diversion of the N2 billion Federal Government grant released in 2023 for the procurement of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to improve public transportation in Osun State. Similarly, he will explain how his government stole the N17 billion ecological funds received by the state in 2024 and 2025, as well as the management of the over N1 trillion revenue that accrued to the state under his administration”.

According to the APC chieftain, the Osun people have made up their minds to embrace a new era of responsible, transparent and people-oriented leadership under the APC and its candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO).