Former Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has removed all paraphernalia of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from his campaign office.
The campaign office, located in the four-storey Ayinke Towers building rechristened Oranmiyan House along Gbongan-Ibadan Road in Osogbo, served as Aregbesola’s campaign headquarters and later the office of The Osun Progressives (TOP) before its dissolution in 2022.
Previously adorned in APC colours with several poles bearing the party’s and national flags, the white-coloured building now has a distinctly new appearance. This change comes as preparations begin for the 2026 gubernatorial election in the state.
The APC insignia and large photos of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former governor and APC National Chairman Bisi Akande, and ex-President Muhammadu Buhari have been removed. They have been replaced with equally large images of the late sage Chief Obafemi Awolowo, the late Chief Bola Ige, and a photo of Aregbesola himself in the middle.
Additionally, the prominent APC logo has been replaced with that of the Omoluabi Progressive Caucus.
A similar remodelling has been carried out at Aregbesola’s campaign office in his hometown of Ilesa. Reacting to the development, Kazeem Olanrewaju, a member of the Omoluabi Progressive Caucus in Ilesa, stated that they are trying to return to the progressive ideas that led to the creation of the APC.
Olanrewaju posited that “Tinubu and Akande have both derailed from the progressive ideas, saying the progressive politics which started with Awolowo and Bola Ige, is not about power, but about impacting lives.”
He condemned Tinubu’s government for having “no achievement in a year of running Nigeria. What is progressive about running Nigeria for a year without achievement.”
Olanrewaju, however, assured that the APC logos and banners would be brought back later.
In his words, “We will bring back banners later.”
Aregbesola fell out with Tinubu following his outburst against the president in January 2022.
He was also observed to be visibly absent during all the APC rallies across the country before the 2023 presidential election.
