Why I’ll unseat Adeleke in 2026 – APC Natl Secretary, Basiru

TUNDE ADELEKE, Osogbo

 

 

The National Secretary, All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr Ajibola Basiru, has revealed plans to unseat the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, in the 2026 governorship election.

 

The former Senator, in a congratulatory message to celebrate the Governor’s 65th birthday, issued by his media office on Wednesday, noted that Adeleke can no longer be entrusted with the governance of the state.

 

He stressed that the governor lacks the capacity to lead the state to prosperity, adding that the governor lacks qualified hands to supervise activities in his absence.

 

The statement reads in part, “While we salute him on his birthday, we would like to remind him that Sen. Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru, Ph.D, is contesting to unseat him because of the obvious lapses he has noticed in the current administration in our dear state.

 

The governance of our dear state cannot continue to be entrusted to the hands of someone like Governor Adeleke. We need a governor with ideas and who is surrounded by development-driven individuals. He cannot continue to use a few days in Osun and the other remaining days outside.

 

We would have pardoned his frequent travels if he had capable hands to leave the administration with but no. We have, together with our principal, consulted widely and that is why he has thrown his hat in the ring. He wants to salvage the plight of our people.

 

“One does not need anyone to say it to know that Osun’s agricultural sector is almost dead. Nothing seems to be working under the current administration.

 

No single company has been established or opened under this current tenure. Tourism in Osun is at its lowest patronage.

 

“Our educational sector has nosedived. What do we expect when teachers are sacked and not replaced? The health sector is nothing to write home about. The money accrued to the state in the last 30 months has been spent recklessly. The state government should publicly come out to tell the people how their funds are spent.

 

“A good leader doesn’t take the people to where they want, he takes them to where they ought to be. Our state is fast losing the gains of the past. So while we wish him all the best life can offer, we like to remind him that Sen. Basiru is contesting to unseat him. And we know the outgoing governor would be proud of his successor when he takes over from him in 2026,” the statement added.

 

He, however, expressed no ill feelings toward the Governor, stating a desire to join the people of Osun State in celebrating the governor on his 65th birthday.

 

“For us, we nurse no hatred against him, especially as he celebrates his birthday. So we congratulate him. The politics we are all involved in are because of the betterment of our state.”