A youth group has warned the defection of Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke to All Progressives Congress(APC) will spell doom for the opposition party in the State ahead the 2026 and 2027 polls.
The group within APC named Osun Progressives Youth(O-SPY) with membership across the State noted that Adeleke’s presence in APC “will erode public trust and lead to faction within APC because our leader, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola whose PDP had demonized.”
A statement by the coordinator of the group, Tunmise Ajiboye on Monday explained that, “Adeleke’s presence will only bring bad luck to APC because he knows that he will be bitterly defeated by the candidate of our party in 2026 guber poll. “The public are warming up to vote him out from Bola Ige House in 2026 because his administration is characterized with anti progressive tendencies. Those who are propagating his plan of defection are only cleaver by half. They are comparing Osun State with Delta state.
“Do not compare Delta and Akwa Ibom states who are predominantly PDP with Osun State who is predominantly progressive state. Statically the APC doesn’t have up to 30% in the presidential results of both Akwa Ibom and Delta states results. “But in the Osun State APC scored 47.34% and PDP had 48.85%. Does that mean if Adeleke is allowed to come to the APC, APC votes will increase in 2027 ? In fact it may decrease, because many people will feel betrayed and dejected.”
