The former lawmaker representing Osun-East senatorial district in Osun State, Senator Babajide Omoworare, yesterday alleged that Governor Ademola Adeleke did not win the 2022 governorship election outrightly but due to an internal crisis within the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He stated that the unresolved internal wrangling within the APC created a loophole that the PDP explored during the election.
Speaking after declaring his intention to vie for the APC governorship ticket at the party secretariat in Osogbo, the former presidential aide on legislative matters said he is the best to reclaim the state for the party.
Omoworare stated that his experience in the last five elections he contested and won would be an edge against any other aspirant or candidate in the state.
His words: “Adeleke and PDP did not win the election in Osun in 2022; the APC lost it due to internal discord. But we will not lose again. I’m here to help us get it right.
“I have contested five times, and I’ve never lost. Even when they tried to rig me out, I went to court and won. By God’s grace, I am a five-star general in politics.
“This is not a declaration—it’s a notification. And I’m doing it here at the party secretariat because this is where my journey must begin.”
His comment comes amid claims by the Chief Executive Officer of the National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, and Osun State All Progressives Congress governorship aspirant, Bola Oyebamiji, who disclosed that voters in the state will reject Adeleke’s re-election bid over the mismanagement of huge resources accrued to the state in the last 30 months.
Oyebamiji stated that Osun has been receiving financial rainfall of over 300 per cent of what it used to receive, yet nothing to show for the humongous allocation by the incumbent government.
Oyebamiji, who spoke when he visited the Ijesa-North federal constituency, urged the APC supporters to remain calm over the purported defection of Adeleke to the APC.
He said, “Though our leader, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola, is coming to tell you everything as regards the defection rumour of Governor Ademola Adeleke into our revered party – APC, he sent me to tell you that there is no cause for alarm. He asked me to let you know that there is nothing to fear. Our leaders are in charge, and there is no reason to panic. The leaders are in control. No one will reap the fruit of your labour.
“As regards the councils’ imbroglio, our minister is doing excellently well to ensure that justice prevails no matter whose ox is gored. Our councils are in the control of our elected chairmen and councillors, and by the grace of God, they will be in control till we return to government in 2026.”
