Osun APC yet to react as Adeleke unveils Tinubu campaign council
Osun State APC has not responded after Governor Ademola Adeleke unveiled a 344-member campaign council for President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid, according to Punch.
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Osun State APC has not responded after Governor Ademola Adeleke unveiled a 344-member campaign council for President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid, according to Punch.
The Osun State chapter of the APC said it was not briefed before the announcement of the State Presidential Campaign Committee for President Bola Tinubu's re-election. The party made the statement on Thursday, hours before the council's scheduled inauguration.
Accord Party presidential candidate Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim said Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke's endorsement of President Bola Tinubu would not influence how Osun voters choose in the 2027 presidential election. He also predicted Tinubu would not secure 20 per cent of votes if the election were held today.
Accord Party candidates for Osun State's National and State House of Assembly seats have declared support for Governor Ademola Adeleke. They also pledged to mobilise votes for President Tinubu, according to the report.
Lagos Accord party leaders have called on Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke to clarify his political allegiance, according to Punch. This follows reports of his appointment to a 2027 Tinubu campaign role.
An Osun businessman, Pelumi Farohun, urged youths to embrace tolerance after Governor Adeleke's appointment to President Tinubu's campaign team, according to Punch.
Senator Francis Fadahunsi donated and energised a 500KVA transformer for a community in Ilesa West LGA, Osun State, according to a report. He urged residents to support the APC.
Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke has been named a patron of a 335-man campaign council for Accord Party House of Representatives candidate Pelumi Olajengbesi.
Accord Party House of Representatives candidate Pelumi Olajengbesi has announced a 335-man campaign council for the Oriade/Obokun Federal Constituency ahead of the January 2027 election, naming Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke as patron. Olajengbesi previously served as spokesperson for Adeleke's 2026 governorship campaign.
Singer D'Banj donated three Sienna buses to lawyer Pelumi Olajengbesi in Osogbo, in support of his plan to contest the Oriade-Obokun Federal Constituency seat in 2027. The presentation took place on Thursday.
Olusola Adeyeye, APC South-West presidential campaign coordinator, said he can guarantee President Tinubu will win the South-West in the 2027 election and that APC will win Osun. He also said Rauf Aregbesola, who left APC for ADC, is not a threat since he is not a candidate.
Senator Olubiyi Fadeyi of Osun East has dismissed claims that a Supreme Court judgement disqualifies him from seeking re-election in 2027, calling the claims speculative.
Accord Party House of Representatives candidate Pelumi Olajengbesi said President Bola Tinubu is on course to secure over one million votes in Osun State in the 2027 election.
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