Osun APC dismisses Adeleke aide’s claim of non-cooperation on Tinubu’s re-election
By Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo –
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed allegations that its leaders are not cooperating with Governor Ademola Adeleke on efforts to secure President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in the January 16, 2027 presidential election.
The Osun APC Chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, in a statement issued on Wednesday, accused one of Adeleke’s aides, Muniru Adebayo Raji, of spreading misinformation about the party and its leaders over arrangements for the presidential campaign. He was reacting to comments attributed to Raji during a radio interview monitored in Osogbo.
Lawal said the party was committed to Tinubu’s re-election, describing the president’s victory as important to APC members and supporters.
“We are not unaware of the fact that the electoral victory of President Tinubu in the January 16, 2027 election is a victory for all the members and supporters of our party, which is the reason we cannot handle the election with levity,” he said.
He challenged Raji to provide evidence that Adeleke had invited APC leaders to a meeting to discuss the re-election campaign and that the invitation had been rejected.
The APC chairman also faulted Raji’s claim that the party’s leaders should be held responsible if the projected 1.5 million votes for Tinubu in Osun were not achieved, describing the statement as misplaced.
Lawal further disputed the claim that Adeleke had started campaigning for Tinubu across towns and villages in the state, saying the governor had not been publicly seen campaigning for the president since attending the inauguration of the campaign committee in Abuja the previous week.
He described the allegation as misinformation, insisting that the APC was working to secure Tinubu’s re-election and would make the necessary concessions to ensure victory for the president and other party candidates contesting national and state House of Assembly elections.
