Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has accused certain members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of planning to sabotage the upcoming governorship election scheduled for August 15, 2026. In a statement released on Wednesday through his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the governor claimed that opposition figures are resorting to undemocratic strategies out of fear of losing the poll.
The statement highlighted that internal assessments and opinion surveys conducted between late 2025 and March 2026 reportedly show the APC’s popularity dipping below 30 percent, while Adeleke’s approval rating stands between 68 and 72 percent. This, according to the governor, indicates that the people of Osun have rejected the APC, pushing the opposition to desperate measures.
“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. It further alleged that recent comments by Akin Ogunbiyi regarding President Bola Tinubu’s stance have unsettled factions within the Osun APC, particularly those aligned with former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, leading to heightened tensions and what Adeleke described as desperate political maneuvers.
The governor also accused the opposition of attempting to destabilize other political parties and pushing for their deregistration after failing to gain control. However, the Osun APC spokesperson, Kola Olabisi, dismissed the allegations as baseless and a sign of anxiety within the governor’s camp. Olabisi stated, “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.”