Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, has rejected claims of his potential defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The governor declared his loyalty to the party during a strategic meeting with party leaders on Thursday night.
Adeleke said rumours of his defection from the party should be taken as fake news.
“My people, party elders and chiefs, I declare before you today that I am not defecting to APC or any other political party. I remain in PDP. Ignore any fake news,” he said.
The governor’s remarks come in the wake of the defection of prominent figures from the party.
The closed-door meeting, held at the Banquet Hall of the government house, was attended by PDP bigwigs, including Olagunsoye Oyinlola, ex-governor of Osun, who addressed the participants virtually.
Wale Oladipo, chairman of Imole Movement, said the PDP remains a home for those who genuinely care for the people of Osun.
Oluwole Alabi, the 1999 governorship candidate of the PDP and member of the PDP board of trustees, alongside Lasun Yusuf, former deputy speaker of the house of representatives, described the PDP as a vehicle for development and human empowerment.
Akanni Olohunwa, a member of the house of representatives, highlighted “the positive transformation occurring in Osun under the PDP’s leadership” and expressed confidence in the party’s success in future electoral contests.
The meeting, coordinated by Sunday Bisi, Osun PDP chairman, was attended by Adewale Egbedun, speaker of the house of assembly, and other members of the legislature.
