By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State have disagreed over the recent suspension of some principal members of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC).
The APC, in a statement signed by the Osun State APC Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi alerted the people of the state to shine their eyes, saying that PDP have nothing positive and tangible to offer the people of the state.
The party said it has been vindicated with the turn of the unsavoury plight of the PDP right from the national to the ward level where monumental crises have been the lot of the party.
The statement read apart, “We can only advise our numerous dedicated supporters to shine their eyes very well when it comes to giving their support for political parties as it is now glaring that the PDP which could not manage its own affair successfully should not be trusted with the management of the affairs of about the five million people of Osun State.
“With the turn of events at the national headquarters of the PDP, it is apposite to observe and conclude that the Adeleke screening document as the sole governorship candidate of the PDP in Osun State which was flaunted with fanfare last Wednesday in Abuja wasn’t better than a waste paper.
“It is right to say the PDP has since left the Intensive Care Unit and is slated for its final burial soonest.
Reacting the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said that Osun APC has loss voice and relevance in the political space of the state.
In a statement signed by the Osun PDP Director of Media & Publicity, Oladele Bamiji said that PDP in Osun State remains united, solid, and focused on delivering the dividends of democracy under the leadership of Governor Ademola Adeleke.
He noted that no amount of falsehood or mischievous propaganda from opposition can shake that foundation.
He said, “We understand the dilemma of the APC whose only strategy for 2026 is to pray that Governor Ademola Adeleke is disqualified from contesting. Such barren prayers have long been rejected by both God and the good people of Osun State. If the APC truly believes it has anything that looks like a fight, it should prepare for the ballot and stop clutching at imaginary crises in the PDP.
“The lazy gangsters parading themselves as APC leaders in Osun are only trying to polish their inevitable doomsday by hoping to be spoon-fed into power through some sponsored misunderstanding at the national level of our great party. Unfortunately for them, Osun people have moved on from the era of deceit, oppression, and political pickpocketing that defined the APC’s reign.
“We challenge the Osun APC to first put its house in order before pontificating about the affairs of the PDP. Their serial failures at all levels of governance,; from the national disgrace of Nigeria’s collapsing economy to their disorganized state chapter, are enough testimony that the APC represents everything backward and chaotic.
“Governor Ademola Adeleke’s ongoing nomination process is in perfect order, guided by law and supported by overwhelming popular mandate. Nothing untoward will happen to it, and no amount of wishful thinking or social media restlessness can change that fact.
“Let it be known that the PDP in Osun State stands firm with Governor Adeleke. A man truly installed by the people of Osun, who in turn has reciprocated their trust in multiple folds. Under his leadership, Osun is on a steady path of growth, unity, and renewed dignity.
“We reassure the people of Osun that all hands are on deck to sustain the ongoing transformation across the state. Never again will Osun be handed over to political scavengers and resource hijackers, whose only mission is to impoverish the populace and turn our proud citizens into beggars in their own land.
“That will never happen again in Osun because the people cannot afford another curse of the Apc at a time the state is transiting into fresh air of economic freedom and prosperity under the dutiful watch of Governor Ademola Adeleke.” The statement read.