- Social gathering denies alleged rift amongst aspirants, transfer to take away chair
Leaders and members of the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress have been divided and enmeshed in adverse tantrums forward of the 2026 governorship election within the state, THE POINT studies.
Our correspondent gathered that the recent disaster enveloped the main opposition celebration within the state over the battle by some gubernatorial aspirants to clinch the celebration’s ticket for the following 12 months ballot and dislodge the incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke.
Additionally, reported makes an attempt to oust the incumbent chairman of the celebration, Tajudeen Lawal, is alleged to have necessitated stress and kickbacks by stakeholders.
But to be confirmed studies revealed that Lawal had been faraway from his seat because the celebration chairman within the state, and a former Commissioner of Data, Sunday Akere, has been requested to take the mantle of management.
Apparently reacting to the alleged removing of the celebration boss, a former Commissioner below former Governor Gboyega Oyetola, Adebayo Adeleke, in a viral video, was heared lashing out at some members allegedly plotting to unseat Lawal.
Some stalwarts within the celebration argued that the celebration wants reorganisation if it will win the forthcoming ballot, noting that the reform included shuffling the management of the celebration consistent with a latest suggestion.
Nevertheless, another stalwarts of the celebration dismissed alleged plot to sack Lawal.
No fewer than ten chieftains of the celebration have indicated curiosity in contesting for the celebration’s ticket.
A few of them are Bola Oyebamiji, Akin Ogunbiyi, Kunle Rasheed Adegoke, Dotun Babayemi, Iyiola Omisore, Ajibola Basiru, Jide Omoworare, Mudashiru Hussein and Benedict Alabi.
The division, it was gathered, got here to the general public glare just lately after Omisore, a former Nationwide Secretary of the APC and Osun deputy governor within the state declared his intention to control the state.
Omisore stirred the hornet’s nest final week Wednesday when he was addressing the APC Native Authorities Vice Chairmen in Osogbo, saying he was higher than all these jostling the ticket with him.
The previous governor, who disclosed that he was skeptical earlier to affix the race, stated, “When the race began, I used to be very cautious till former governor Gboyega Oyetola stated he was not .
“After cautious consideration, with out sounding conceited, I checked out those that have come out to declare their ambition, and I realised that a number of the individuals who even got here to ask me to contest are higher supplies than the opposite aspirants.
“Democracy is a recreation of numbers. Additionally, we have now the chance to make selections both proper or unsuitable. Nevertheless, anybody who makes a unsuitable determination will undergo the implications alone.
“So, my query to you, vice chairmen, is whether or not you desire a governor in your state or a candidate? The 2 are totally different, and the way in which individuals within the two classes suppose differs. The second you begin deceiving your self, your downfall is close to. I do know some individuals have been promised some positions by some aspirants,” he added.
No ahead of Omisore handed down the remarks that some supporters of different aspirants held unto his jugular, claiming that the previous governor is a paperweight politician.
His critics denied the previous deputy governor’s declare that he assisted Oyetola in successful the 2018 gubernatorial election.
The disaster unfold on Tuesday following some remarks made publicly by different bigwigs within the celebration who known as themselves names.
Disturbed by their outburst, a former Chief Press Secretary to Oyetola, the instant previous governor of the state, Ismail Omipidan, cautioned in opposition to additional brickbats if the hope of the celebration in defeating the incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke would yield.
Omipidan wrote on his Fb web page in a put up the place some footage of some leaders of the celebration have been connected, “2026: I pity Osun APC. The place are the elders? Etun fi edi sere! Two wrongs don’t make a proper. The sooner you apply the breaks now, the higher for you! I’ll return to this matter at a later date. Could Allah spare our lives past the day.”
A few of the celebration’s members who reacted to Omipidan’s issues, urged that issues are falling aside in Osun APC and that his warning confirmed the alleged disunity, lack of management, and strategic route inside the celebration.
A member of the APC within the state, Abiodun Eniirekan, additionally lamented the raging disaster, saying, “In our celebration, we don’t handle disaster, we don’t study from the previous, we lack enough preparation for occasions and we poorly reward those who have labored exhausting, and glorify paperweight politicians.
“Each time we’re prepared to regulate, we’ll return to successful methods. I informed somebody some days again that, right this moment, if some members are mobilised for election, they’ll pocket it and see it as God bringing again their previous loss.
“The APC shouldn’t run away with the impression that the Adelekes shall be defeated on a platter of gold. As it’s now, the APC as a celebration shouldn’t be prepared for any comeback. Not within the subsequent 4 years.
“Take as an example, many high candidates/aspirants who misplaced over the last election after spending closely are but to be compensated with any appointment. All appointments coming to Osun are being pocketed and being given to the boys of a sure chief. Is {that a} good signal for the celebration? No.
“Adeleke is doing effectively infrastructure sensible however for the inner celebration disaster and lack of ability to handle it. However whoever research the historical past of the combating spirit of that political household is not going to wave them away.”
Nevertheless, the celebration management has dismissed each declare of disaster in Osun APC, saying it’s only within the creativeness of these insinuating it.
When contacted by THE POINT on the phone on Wednesday, Kola Olabisi, the Director of Media and Data of the celebration, stated he has by no means heard or seen aspirants or chieftains of the celebration throw adverse banters at one another.
“I’ve by no means heard of any adverse banters by our eminent and certified governorship aspirants. We’re one household and there’s no disaster. It’s the want of some cynics and it’ll neither seat nor fly. Osun APC is a close-knitted household. No disaster. We’re resolute in dislodging the federal government of the PDP come 2026,” he declared.
Observers have stated it will be higher troublesome for the APC to realize victory within the forthcoming ballot if it doesn’t come collectively and go to the ballot as an entity.