I’m Not Planning To Join ADC, Adeleke Insists

Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has dismissed insinuations and rumours that he planns to join the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

The governor revealed this in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, and made available to journalists in Osogbo. The statement said the report purporting he was planning to join ADC is ” 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.”

Adeleke and the PDP leadership caucus’s declaration of support for President Bola Tinubu’s reelection in 2027 fueled the insinuations and rumours.

Clearly clarifying the insinuations, Adeleke’s spokesperson further said, “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 to join the ADC or any party.”

The statement restated Adeleke’s commitment to providing responsible leadership: “Governor Adeleke’s preoccupation at the moment is the continued delivery of democratic dividends to the 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 party’s structures 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.”

The statement urged the public to discountenance any report linking Adeleke with a defection move, enjoining members of the public not to succumb to the fake news millers and instead, focus their efforts on mobilising votes for his re-election bid under the PDP.