The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed confidence in Governor Ademola Adeleke’s chances of securing re-election in 2026, declaring that the contest would be a “walk in the park” regardless of the opposition’s candidate.
In a statement issued by the party’s Director of Media, Oladele Bamiji, the PDP ridiculed the growing list of governorship aspirants within the All Progressives Congress, APC, describing the trend as both “amusing” and “a parade of political irrelevance.”
“Osun is not a rehabilitation centre for serial election losers and self-serving political actors,” Bamiji stated.
He challenged the APC aspirants to explain their sudden interest in returning to power, asking, “What exactly did they leave behind at the Abere government secretariat that now fuels their desperation? Is it the backlog of unpaid salaries, the plight of neglected pensioners, or the crushed hopes of teachers and local government workers under their watch?”
The PDP emphasized that Governor Adeleke’s administration has maintained a people-centric approach, and any APC candidate would find it difficult to convince voters to abandon progress for a troubled past marked by “failure, deceit, and arrogance.”
“They must be ready to face pensioners and explain why their pain went unanswered. They owe explanations to local government workers whose funds were slashed under their leadership and are still being withheld by the APC-led federal government today,” Bamiji added.
He dismissed the opposition’s media attacks against Governor Adeleke as hollow and ineffective, stating, “Throwing insults at a performing governor does not equate to popularity or credibility. The people of Osun no longer vote for deceptive noise; they vote for results they can see.”
