By Richard Akintade, Osogbo
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday carpeted the Leadership Caucus of the state chapter of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accusing it of telling lies to the public rather than disclosing to them that Governor Ademola Adeleke was rejected because he was quickly identified as a trojan horse, a big baggage and liability that would hurt the integrity of the APC.
It would be recalled that the Osun State PDP Leadership Caucus has in a communique signed by Governor Adeleke and twenty-seven other chieftains of the party on Tuesday decried the resistance against the planned defection of Governor Adeleke to the APC.
According to a press statement made available to newsmen by the Chairman, Osun State APC, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, “We state first of all that the highly informed Osun State public, who are aware that it was the fear of the impending 2026 election defeat that motivated the governor to desperately seek in our party an asylum for his political survival in 2026, are excited about the measured treatment meted to the Osun State governor and his desperate party men.
“It is no longer news that the Osun PDP has become a leprous house deserted by decent politicians with intention to serve the people.
“From 2023 when the party began to morally emaciate and became a war loot of the Adeleke dynasty, bright minds and people with good names to protect, who could not tolerate the deceit, shenanigans and high-levelled corruption and brigandage the Adeleke government represents, daily troop out from the tattered umbrella into our party, thus leaving the PDP with carcasses and political dregs with no structure and hope to retain power in future elections.
“Therefore, the self adulation of the PDP caucus that it remains the most popular party in Osun State is merely self-consolatory as the claim could not be substantiated with facts.
“Did the caucus aggregate the opinion of the parents and students of the University of Ilesa, where students are charged N1.5 million per session, before arriving at its claim?
“Did the caucus seek the opinion of the Osun State public who are angry that Governor Adeleke devoted N13 billion to purchase luxury cars for his aides and unproductive politicians without buying a single bus to ease the public transport in the state?
“Of course, the claim of the PDP caucus does not align with the position of the over 32,000 job applicants who were duped by the state government under the pretext of offering them teaching employment.
“Those who knew Governor Adeleke is running from the wrath of the Osun State electorate, after mismanaging close to N1 trillion in 30 months of his administration and is only looking for a cover in the APC to escape the people’s anger at the poll in 2026, are the ones who rejected his repugnant overtures and deceptive proposal to join the APC.”
