The Peoples Democratic Celebration in Osun State, on Wednesday, warned ex-governor Adegboyega Oyetola, of impending defeat as requires him to affix the 2026 governorship race within the state intensified.
The PDP Director of Media and Publicity, Oladele Bamiji, suggested Oyetola’s social gathering, the All Progressives Congress, to first put its home so as earlier than talking in regards to the subsequent governorship election.
Bamiji, in an interview with The PUNCH, was reacting to the decision by a gaggle within the APC for Oyetola to return in 2026 to face PDP’s Governor Ademola Adeleke within the 2026 ballot.
“We welcome anybody they select to carry ahead, however our recommendation is for them to first put their home so as. The voters will decide their destiny,” Bamiji stated. “Osun individuals are watching, and they’ll ship their judgment once more. APC ought to concentrate on decreasing confusion inside their ranks and method the election with readability and objective.”
A political group, Ilerioluwa Progressive Assist Group, had on Wednesday, known as on Oyetola to contest the subsequent governorship election in Osun State.
The group stated Oyetola should contest to save lots of the social gathering from avoidable crises.
Oyetola defeated Ademola Adeleke in 2018 to turn out to be the Osun State governor on the APC ticket.
Nonetheless, he misplaced his reelection bid to Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Celebration candidate, within the 2022 election.
Talking at a media parley held in Osogbo, the group’s chairman, Dr Adejare Adeyoola, who learn a letter addressed to Oyetola, stated the ex-governor had an excellent efficiency score whereas in workplace within the state.
Adeyoola additionally feared that opening the race might result in a rancorous contest that will be troublesome for the APC to handle.
Copies of the letter, titled: “Clarion name and invitation to His Excellency, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, to recontest the governorship place of Osun State,” had been despatched to Oyetola and the pioneer Nationwide Chairman of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande, amongst others.
It learn, “We, members of the Ilerioluwa Progressive Assist Group, usually are not solely inviting His Excellency, our minister, to re-contest to fulfil this need, however we’re additionally calling on him to re-contest due to his distinctive administrative ingenuity and the stable basis he laid throughout his tenure as the previous governor of Osun State.
“With meagre funds accessible to the federal government and servicing of the mortgage, he constructed Olaiya flyover and commissioned it. He was the primary governor to determine the Well being Insurance coverage Scheme which made his achievement spectacular.
“Within the space of safety, he was the primary to strengthen the Amotekun Corps. Due to this fact, we, the IPSG, are calling on our esteemed Minister of Marine and Blue Economic system to recontest the Osun State governorship as a result of his attributes as a peaceful, level-headed, and reflective chief.
“He stays composed within the face of inner and exterior challenges and possesses a deep understanding of economic administration, coupled with modern concepts and improvement initiatives.
“Moreover, his distinctive service supply, even with restricted assets, stands out. He additionally launched participatory democracy and want assessments, which spurred infrastructural improvement as a catalyst for industrial progress — achievements the present administration is constructing on however has but to surpass.”
The group urged Oyetola to just accept the decision to run for workplace once more on the APC platform within the social gathering’s curiosity.