The Governor Ademola Adeleke-led Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has dismissed the boastful claim by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, that the party’s deployment of governors, National Assembly members, local government chairmen and other political heavyweights will overwhelm the governor in the August 15, 2026 governorship election.
In a statement signed by the Chairman of the Media and Publicity Committee of the Imole Campaign Council, Hon. Bamidele Salam, the Council said the APC should be reminded that elections are won by the people and not by the number of governors, National Assembly members or political office holders a party can assemble.
“The people of Osun State are not waiting for political heavyweights from outside the state to decide their future; the electorate are capable of making their own independent choice based on the performance of the government in power.
“The APC National Chairman may have assembled what he calls a political trailer, but he should understand that the people of Osun State are not political cargo to be moved around by outsiders. They are the owners of the mandate, and they alone will determine who governs them.
“The August 15 election will not be a contest between a trailer and a Keke NAPEP. It will be a contest between a performing Governor who has earned the confidence of his people and an APC candidate who is struggling to gain acceptance among the electorate.
“The reality on the ground is that Governor Ademola Adeleke enjoys tremendous goodwill among the people of Osun State because of the visible achievements of his administration. His record in road infrastructure, healthcare, education, workers’ welfare, water supply, agriculture, youth empowerment and other critical sectors speaks directly to the people.”
“The APC governorship candidate, Munirudeen Oyebamiji, is obviously weak and unpopular; the decision of the APC to rely heavily on political figures from outside Osun is an indication of its candidate’s inability to independently mobilise the people.
“Rather than boasting about the number of governors and National Assembly members being deployed to Osun, the APC should tell the people what its candidate has to offer. The people are interested in issues, performance and credible leadership, not political metaphors.
“We urged the APC to respect the intelligence of the Osun electorate and focus its campaign on issues and credible alternatives rather than relying on boasts about political structures external mobilisation”.
