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Osun 2026: How APC Plots To Win Osun

Published by Tope Fakinlede on July 28th, 2025.

Osun 2026: How APC Plots To Win Osun

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Fresh details have emerged surrounding Governor Ademola Adeleke’s rumored defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC), with sources suggesting that loyalists of Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, played a pivotal role in shutting down the possibility.

According to insider accounts from a closed-door APC strategy meeting held last Friday at Ilerioluwa House in Osogbo, party stakeholders came together to chart their course for reclaiming power in Osun ahead of the 2026 and 2027 elections. The meeting, reportedly initiated by Minister Oyetola, focused on political strategy, Adeleke’s alleged overtures to the APC, and the ongoing standoff over local government allocations in the state.

One prominent APC figure at the gathering is said to have openly discussed his role in derailing Adeleke’s defection plan, claiming to have President Bola Tinubu’s backing. The leader allegedly expressed confidence that the APC can secure electoral victory in Osun without the support of the Adeleke political family. He also reportedly claimed to have established relationships within the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Nigeria Police Force, suggesting that these institutions would be more favorable to APC interests in the next election cycle.

This same figure is said to have condemned the recent court decision favoring the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the local government chairmanship dispute, adding that the Federal Government would continue to withhold Osun’s LG funds unless the allocations are directed toward APC-installed council officials.

Discussions at the meeting also touched on the party’s future prospects, including efforts to rally financial and grassroots support in preparation for the 2026 elections. The unnamed party stalwart reportedly revisited the circumstances surrounding APC’s 2022 loss to the PDP, attributing it to the absence of federal influence under then-President Muhammadu Buhari. He assured attendees that such a scenario would not repeat itself under the current administration.

Interestingly, it was revealed that Governor Adeleke’s rumored entry into the APC was not just unfounded, but actively blocked by a high-ranking state APC figure. This party member is believed to have secured Tinubu’s nod that the APC’s prospects in Osun are strong enough without Adeleke switching sides.

According to insiders, part of the APC’s current strategy includes leveraging the lingering stalemate over the state’s LG funds. By maintaining the