Osun State Executive Council unanimously expressed their solidarity and unwavering support to Senator Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun State and leader of the state’s Peoples Democratic Party, ahead of the 2026 gubernatorial poll.
The cabinet members addressed a forum of Osun State Commissioners and Special Advisers at a press conference in Osogbo and told the people of the state to disregard the insinuation that they are ditching the governor and the PDP for another political party.
Flanked by all the state commissioners and Special advisers in the state, the secretary, Hon. Dosu Babatunde, who read the text of the briefing, declared their readiness to stand solidly by Governor Adeleke “in his undying quest to take Osun to greater heights.
They emphasised that “no amount of the usual political shenanigans by the opposition party members will be enough to derail the good intention of the governor for the people, as exemplified by Senator Adeleke.
“Your Excellency, Mr Governor, we are using this opportunity to further affirm and reaffirm our love and unshakable solidarity with you and your administration in Osun State.
“We read and heard with great consternation the many insinuations being mischievously bandied about in certain political quarters, particularly the opposition parties, about the looming mass defection of the Executive Council members from the ruling PDP to another political party.
“This is not only a political fallacy taken to the extreme but a careless and unguarded insinuation by the usual disgruntled members of the opposition party in the state.
Fielding questions, Babatunde debunked speculation that Governor Adeleke plans to defect to the APC, saying that Adeleke is not moving to any political party. He added that they are close to him and there is no plan to move to another party.
