By Tunde Olamilekan
The Osun State government has slammed the opposition All Progressives Congress over its claim that Governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered that the billboards of the APC gubernatorial candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, should not be pasted in Osogbo.
It would be recalled that the Osun APC chairman, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, earlier in a statement on Friday, accused Governor Adeleke of directing the O’Signage Agency not to approve the election or pasting of any APC billboards in Osogbo.
However, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on O’Signage, Hoarding and Advertisement Agency, Ridwan Aminu, described the claims by the Osun APC as baseless, hollow and politically contrived, adding that the opposition was growing unease over the overwhelming support Governor Adeleke is getting from the people.
Aminu urged the APC to focus on rebuilding credibility among the people rather than engaging in futile attempts to discredit lawful institutions.
He said, “Let it be stated, without equivocation, that the claims by the Osun APC are baseless, hollow and politically contrived, clearly designed to mask their growing unease over the unmistakable love and overwhelming support the people of Osun State continue to show for Governor Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Osun State Signage and Advertisement Agency operates strictly within the confines of the law.
“Regulations governing billboards and outdoor advertisements are uniform, transparent and non-discriminatory, applying equally to all political parties and stakeholders. There has been no directive, explicit or implied, to victimise any party or candidate. Any insinuation to the contrary is a calculated distortion of facts.
“It is therefore clear that this latest outburst is less about billboards and more about panic, panic in the face of an impending political reckoning. Let it be firmly noted that no volume of noise, victim narratives or media dramatisation will save the Osun APC from another decisive defeat in the 2026 Governorship Election.”
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