The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked Governor Ademola Adeleke to stop blaming President Bola Tinubu and former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola for what it described as his self-inflicted political challenges ahead of the August 15 governorship election.
The opposition party said Adeleke’s allegations against Tinubu and Oyetola were baseless and intended to justify what it predicted would be his defeat at the polls.
In a statement issued in Osogbo on Tuesday by the party’s spokesperson, Kola Olabisi, the APC reacted to remarks made by the governor during a campaign rally held in the state capital on Monday.
According to the statement, Adeleke accused President Tinubu and Oyetola of orchestrating political persecution against him despite his reported endorsement of Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the Accord party for the 2027 general election.
The APC also said that the governor accused the police of compromising against his administration while reminding supporters that he remained the state’s chief security officer.
Rejecting the allegations, the party maintained that Adeleke had no basis for accusing the president, the former governor or security agencies of working against his administration.
Olabisi instead alleged that the governor was responsible for promoting political violence in the state, accusing his administration of providing protection and political appointments to individuals wanted by security agencies.
He said the governor’s accusations were “misplaced and frivolous”, adding that they reflected an attempt to divert attention from what the APC described as the administration’s shortcomings.
“The unsubstantiated allegations of Governor Adeleke against President Tinubu and Oyetola are misplaced and frivolous and amount to making excuses for his imminent defeat in the forthcoming governorship election,” Olabisi said.
He further questioned why the Osun Government House had allegedly become a refuge for individuals wanted by the police and accused the governor of empowering political thugs with appointments.
The APC spokesperson also alleged that the Adeleke administration had granted questionable amnesty to convicted political thugs serving jail terms in correctional facilities across the state, describing the move as suspicious in the build-up to the election.
Olabisi argued that the governor had failed to provide evidence to support his claims of political persecution and said electoral competition should not be interpreted as victimisation.
He also dismissed suggestions that Adeleke’s endorsement of Tinubu for the 2027 presidential election entitled him to preferential treatment in the forthcoming governorship contest.
According to him, the endorsement was a voluntary political decision and should not affect the conduct of what he said should be a free, fair and credible election.
“If it is true that Governor Adeleke has performed well in office as he claims, the August 15, 2026 governorship election will provide the opportunity for the people to assess that performance,” Olabisi said.
He further challenged the governor’s claim to being the state’s chief security officer, arguing that the administration should instead explain the recurring security breaches recorded during its tenure.
The APC maintained that the forthcoming governorship election should be decided by the electorate rather than through what it described as unfounded allegations against political opponents.
