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Adeleke Indicts APC of Planning Mayhem in Osun Election
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has alleged that elements within the All Progressives Congress, APC, are planning to disrupt the August 15, 2026, governorship election in the state.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the governor claimed that certain actors in the opposition party were resorting to anti-democratic tactics due to fear of losing the forthcoming poll.
The statement asserted that the alleged plot was driven by internal assessments within the opposition, which purportedly showed dwindling public support for the party ahead of the election.
“Having seen clearly that Osun people have rejected them, they are now resorting to anti-democratic means in a last-ditch effort to secure power,” the statement read.
According to the governor’s camp, opinion surveys allegedly commissioned between late 2025 and March 2026 placed the APC’s popularity below 30 per cent, while Adeleke’s approval rating ranged between 68 and 72 per cent.
“This clearly shows that Governor Adeleke enjoys overwhelming support from the people. The opposition can already see the outcome ahead of August 15,” he added.
The governor further alleged that recent remarks by Akin Ogunbiyi concerning the position of President Bola Tinubu unsettled factions within the Osun APC.
He claimed that the situation heightened tensions among party members, particularly within factions linked to former governor Adegboyega Oyetola, prompting what he described as desperate political manoeuvres.
The statement also accused the opposition of attempting to destabilise other political platforms and pushing for their deregistration after failing to gain control.
Reacting, the Osun APC spokesperson, Kola Olabisi, dismissed the allegations, describing them as unfounded and indicative of anxiety within the governor’s camp.
Olabisi said, “This is simple arithmetic. Those eminent politicians in their camp have all left. Look at Wole Oke, Fadahunsi, Ajilesoro, Dotun Babayemi, Akin Ogunbiyi and many others.
“So, what is left of their party? Apart from the fact that their party is unpopular, it is also spineless. The people of Osun should discountenance Adeleke because he doesn’t know what he is saying.”
A good governance Advocate, Shehu Gazali Sadiq, has threatened that there would be no election in the northern part of the country if the African Democratic Congress, ADC is not on the ballot.
In a post on his verified X handle, Sadiq declared that the safety of any northerner, who comes out to vote may not be guaranteed.
He wrote, “If ADC is not on the ballot, there will be no election in Northern Nigeria.
“If you come out to vote, whatever you see accept it. This is both a threat and a warning”.
The post which generated over one thousand shares and 90 thousand reach, attracted party supporters, who yielded to the warning.
This is coming a few hours before the Supreme Court rules on the leadership crisis threatening ADC’s chances of participating in the coming election.
The newly inaugurated Action Peoples Party (APP) Imo State chapter, has dismissed the purported nullification of party’s nationwide congresses by a Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, Zamfara state.
The report alleged that the court presided over by Justice Hamza Mohamed nullified all conducted and supervised congresses by the national office of APP led by Barrister Uchenna Nnadi, which by implication, affects the lmo state chapter.
Imo state chapter of the party had on Sunday, April 2026, with other states of the federation conducted its congress that produced Hon. Ernest Njesi as the state Chairman and other officers.
The state Publicity Secretary of the party, Ambassador Steve Nnadi in a statement issued on Wednesday night, stated no judgement or exparte order exists or emanates from any court in Zamfara state.
He stated that it was important to clarify that no court nullified APP congresses nationwide, including Imo state chapter, or deregistered APP.
Imo APP members and the general public should ignore and disregard the fake news from the pit of hell which is the handiwork of All Progressive Congress, APC-led government of Imo state.
“It is indeed a cacophony and blabbing of an outgoing failed government which must not be taken seriously in its entirety.
“To this end, let it be clear that the federal high court in Zamfara state lacks jurisdiction to entertain such exparte motion brought by a faceless Kelechi Anyanwu unknown to the party,” he said.
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