By Jeleel Olawale
The Osun State Forum of Special Advisers to the Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, has dismissed rumour Governor Ademola Adeleke’s plan defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.
The Forum said, Adeleke has never thought of defection or abandoning party that brought him to power, describing the purported rumour as figment of imagination of fifth columnists whose trademark is to spread unfounded rumour, saying the forum is solidly behind the Governor.
According to the forum, we wish to address with utmost clarity and unwavering resolution the recent political tremors orchestrated by the defection of Hon. Oluwole Oke, Member of the House of Representatives representing Ijesa North Federal Constituency, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the unfounded, malicious and mentally unstable rumour of Governor Adeleke’s alleged defection from our great party.
“Let it be known to the whole world and etched in the record of time that we, the Forum of Special Advisers, stand like the Rock of Gibraltar behind our Governor, Asiwaju (Dr) Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke and we are unapologetically rooted in the soil of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“We are neither shaken nor perturbed by the hollow theatrics of political jobbers and fair-weather politicians. Our commitment is not only to the leadership of our Governor but to the ideology, vision and people-centered mission of the PDP.
“The news of Hon. Oluwole Oke’s defection is not just unfortunate, but a dramatic fall from grace to grass in the political theatre of Osun State. After five terms in the National Assembly riding on the back of the PDP, what moral justification can Hon. Oke gives his constituents?”, the forum asked.
It further that the action of Hon. Oke is the classic case of a cow that happily danced to travel abroad, only to return as canned corned beef. It is both politically mawkish and intellectually drab for a man who has benefited so generously from the PDP to abandon the ship at a time when the Governor is delivering resounding dividends of democracy. Hon. Oke’s defection is not a show of strength but a loud confession of political irrelevance and desperation.
The Special Advisers described as laughable insinuations of Governor Ademola Adeleke defection to the APC or any other party, urged the peddlers of this mental hallucination to seek urgent psychiatric evaluation.
The forum noted that who in his right senses would believe that a Governor who embodies the heart, soul and structure of the PDP in Osun State would abandon the very platform that has propelled him to unmatched success?
“This narrative is not only delusional, but it is also dead on arrival. Governor Adeleke is PDP and PDP is Governor Adeleke.
“Elections are won by performance, not propaganda. The good people of Osun State have seen the light and they will not return to the darkness. From Ede to Ife, from Ilesa to Ikire, from Osogbo to Iwo, the testimony is the same – Governor Adeleke is touching lives.
“Salaries are paid as and when due, pensions no longer delayed, infrastructure projects are ongoing across the state, students are smiling again, workers are motivated, artisans and traders have found great hope and the elderly are no longer abandoned. These are not tales by moonlight – they are verifiable facts.
“The APC had twelve (12) long years in Osun State. What did they leave behind? A legacy of unpaid wages, dilapidated infrastructure, shattered hopes and unfulfilled promises. Those who were agents of affliction and merchants of artificial poverty have no moral standing to talk about leadership.
“You cannot beat a child and expect him not to cry. The good people of Osun State have cried enough under the APC. They have tasted both parties and they know where their bread is buttered.
“The PDP under Governor Adeleke has proven to be a problem-solving, people-loving and development-driven party. We shall leave no stone unturned to secure a resounding return in 2026. To the former governor and his cronies: your time is up. You are gone. You have become political relics in the museum of Osun politics”, the Forum declared.
“As we march forward, we do so with full confidence in the people, the party and the leadership of Governor Ademola Adeleke. We know that a tree that bears good fruit will always be visited by many. No amount of propaganda or defection from spent forces will dim the bright future Osun is already enjoying.
“We assure the people of Osun and the entire nation that the Forum of Special Advisers is united, unwavering and determined. We shall defend the mandate of Governor Adeleke with every fiber of our being and we are ready to return PDP to office come 2026 with greater strength and even broader support”, the Forum added.