Report that Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke is planning to decamp to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has drawn his denial.
Previously the governor was rumoured to be on his way from the Peoples Democratic Party to All Progressives Congress, which was given credence by the announcement Adeleke and the leadership of the PDP in the state made in which they declared support for President Bola Tinubu’s reelection in 2027.
The latest, which linked him to ADC has received pushed back from him by proxy through a statement his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed released on Wednesday.
The rebuttal described the report as a “calculated attempt by those afraid of the Governor’s soaring acceptability to create confusion and uncertainty in the minds of the people of Osun state.”
It also has, “Our attention has been drawn to a report that Governor Ademola Adeleke is planning to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
“The report is not only untrue but we want to reiterate for the umpteenth time that Governor Adeleke remains committed to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and has no plan whatsoever to join the ADC or any party for that matter.”
It continued, “Governor Adeleke’s pre-occupation at the moment is the continued delivery of dividends of democracy to Osun people who resoundingly gave him their mandates three years ago.
“Even more, Governor Adeleke and leaders in the PDP have been focused on galvanising the structures of the party for the ongoing voter registration ahead of next year’s election, which he is well-positioned to win.
“Those behind the latest round of misinformation are trying to latch onto the huge goodwill that Governor Adeleke enjoys with the Osun people to sway support. The series of unsolicited endorsements of Governor Adeleke is rattling those afraid of the will of the people.”
