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.”
