Adeleke accuses Ganduje of plotting to destabilise S’West

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has described the Nationwide President of the All Progressives Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, as a risk to democracy, urging President Bola Tinubu to warning the previous Kano State governor.

In an announcement issued on Monday and signed by his media aide, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke responded to Dr Umar Ganduje’s pledge to grab Osun in 2026, made in response to the APC’s victory in final Saturday’s Ondo State governorship election.

Adeleke accused Ganduje of being discontent with the South West’s peace and unity behind President Tinubu and of trying to stoke regional political tensions to undermine the president’s place forward of the 2027 elections.

Describing Ganduje’s feedback as anti-democratic, the Osun Governor stated the APC nationwide chairman’s stance was at odds with Tinubu’s democratic values.

“As a seasoned politician, one would have anticipated Dr Ganduje to know that electoral outcomes are influenced by native elements. What applies in Edo and Ondo is just not essentially reflective of political realities in Osun State.

Voter behaviour is formed by native grievances and pursuits, not by exterior impositions,” Adeleke stated.

He identified that in Kano, native dynamics ensured the continued success of the Kwankwasiyya group, which outperformed Ganduje’s faction regardless of his eight years in workplace.

“If Ganduje failed in his personal state attributable to inner resistance, why does he suppose the folks of Osun, who endorsed Governor Adeleke, will permit their will to be disregarded in 2026?” Adeleke requested. “Osun is the center of the Yoruba folks, the place political freedom is deeply valued, and resistance to electoral fraud is a practice.”

Adeleke concluded by accusing Ganduje of being an insider risk to President Tinubu’s management. “If Ganduje really helps the president, why is he making an attempt to destabilise the president’s house zone with open threats to violate electoral legislation and deny residents their rights to vote?”

He additional invited Ganduje to review Osun’s political dynamics, warning that what works in Edo and Ondo wouldn’t reach Osun for varied causes.

Adeleke additionally talked about that many opposition members had not too long ago defected to the ruling celebration, strengthening the PDP’s place in Osun, and said that Ganduje didn’t have the mandate from President Tinubu to ignite conflicts in the South West.