Osun Election: Tinubu allowed Adeleke’s victory, says Wike

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has said President Bola Tinubu could have secured victory for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the recent Osun governorship election if he had chosen to deploy the full influence of the federal government.

Wike, a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said the outcome of the August 15 election demonstrated that the Tinubu administration did not interfere with the process to favour the APC candidate, Bola Oyebamiji.

The minister spoke on Tuesday while inspecting flood-prone areas in Maitama, Abuja.

He said he would have supported the president if he had decided to use the federal government’s influence to ensure an APC victory in Osun.

“If the president had wanted to win the Osun State election at all costs, I would have been there and we would have won it, and there’s nothing the governor can do,” Wike said.

Ademola Adeleke, the incumbent governor who contested on the platform of the Accord, was declared winner of the election after securing victory in 19 of the state’s 30 local government areas, while Oyebamiji won in 11 LGAs.

Wike said the election was an indication that the federal government had not deployed its influence to manipulate the result in favour of the APC.

“There was no federal might used in Osun. When you see the force and might of the federal government, you will know,” he said.