Edo, Ondo not Osun, Adeleke tells Ganduje over plans for APC takeover

Osun state governor, Ademola Adeleke, has criticised the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, over his comment that the ruling party will take over Osun and Oyo states.

 

Ganduje boasted over the weekend that the APC will take over Osun and Oyo following of the ruling party in the Ondo gubernatorial election.

 

Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the APC won the Ondo gubernatorial election with 366,781 votes to defeat Agboola Ajayi of the PDP who garnered 117,845 votes.

 

Ganduje, while congratulating Aiyedatiwa, announced that efforts to capture Oyo and Osun states are underway. The two states are currently controlled by the PDP.

 

In his response, Adeleke argued that Ganduje’s statement was intended to destabilise the southwest region and incite conflict.

 

Through his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke stated on Monday, asserting that the anti-democratic comments made by the APC leader are in stark contrast to the democratic principles upheld by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

 

“As a well-read politician, one would have expected Dr Ganduje to know that electoral contests depend mostly on local indexes and factors and that what obtains in Edo and Ondo are surely different from political facts on the ground in Osun state.

 

 

“Local permutations, grievances, and interests dictate how people vote rather than superimposed force, the spokesperson noted, citing the failure of the APC leader to win the Kano state governorship race for his party.”

 

 

“Osun factors which enthroned Governor Adeleke would not resist any attempt to disrespect the will of Osun people in 2026.

 

“If Dr Ganduje truly loves Mr President, why is he pushing to destabilize the president’s home zone through open threats to violate electoral law and deny the electorate their rights to vote and be voted for.”