By Tunde Olamilekan
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has once again debunked the rumour that he will be decamping from the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of the 2026 governorship election.
In a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke said the recent report that he was planning to move to the African Democratic Congress was not true.
“Our attention has been drawn to a report that Governor Ademola Adeleke is planning to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The report is not only untrue but a calculated attempt by those afraid of the Governor’s soaring acceptability to create confusion and uncertainty in the minds of the people of Osun state.
“We want to reiterate for the umpteenth time that Governor Adeleke remains committed to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and has no plan whatsoever to join the ADC or any party for that matter,” the statement noted.
The statement further stated that what concerns Governor Adeleke presently is the continued delivery of dividends of democracy to the Osun people, “who resoundingly gave him their mandates three years ago.”
“Even more, Governor Adeleke and leaders in the PDP have been focused on galvanising the structures of the party for the ongoing voter registration ahead of next year’s election, which he is well-positioned to win.
“Those behind the latest round of misinformation are trying to latch onto the huge goodwill that Governor Adeleke enjoys with the Osun people to sway support. The series of unsolicited endorsements of Governor Adeleke is rattling those afraid of the will of the people.
“We therefore urge the public to discountenance any report linking Governor Adeleke with a defection move as such is entirely false.
“Members and supporters of the Governor are enjoined not to succumb to the fake news millers and instead, focus their efforts on mobilizing votes for his re-election bid under the PDP,” the statement added.
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