Osun 2026: APC candidate meets SDP, PDP defectors 

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress within the August 8, 2026, Osun State governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji, on Wednesday, met new members who defected into the fold of his get together from the Social Democratic Party and the Peoples Democratic Party.

Talking on the assembly facilitated by Ajisope Growth Initiative, a bunch inside Osun APC, held in Osogbo, Oyebamiji charged the defectors to return to their varied wards and work for the APC’s victory within the ballot.

The ex-Managing Director, Nationwide Inland Waterways Authority, who dismissed insinuations that President Bola Tinubu authorised defection into the Accord Party by some politicians within the state, known as on supporters of different political events to workforce with the APC to report victory within the election.

“There isn’t any method for many who are nonetheless within the Accord Party. Inform them to come back and be a part of us. The president didn’t inform anyone to go to the Accord Party, as they’re saying round,” Oyebamiji mentioned.

He suggested members of the Ajisope initiative to go and work with different get together members throughout the state to make sure extra grassroots penetration for the APC.

Reacting to a number of the claims circulating on the social media linked to him, Oyebamiji dismissed the assertion that he had a plan to scale back Osun employees’ salaries if elected.

He mentioned, “No affordable particular person will strive that. The declare that I launched a blueprint that isn’t beneficial to the folks of Osun can be incorrect. No quantity of lies will cease the APC victory within the subsequent ballot.

“Allow us to go and work in our unit. Attempt to win your unit. Instantly we win the election, we should always no that pleasure has come.”

Addressing the gathering, the founding father of Ajisope Growth Initiative, Abdulkabir Adeoye, mentioned the assembly was organised to offer all APC members a way of belonging and make them strategy the governorship election as a extra united group.

He assured the brand new members that each one APC supporters can be given equal alternative below the administration of Oyebamiji, if elected governor.

Talking on behalf of the PDP defectors, Raji Kareem, who additionally doubles as a coordinator of Ajisope Growth Initiative, defined that the initiative had mobilised extra folks into APC from different political events.

Kareem added that artisans and members of some skilled our bodies have additionally joined APC via the initiative.

Voters within the state can be going into the ballot on August 8, 2026, to elect a brand new governor and Oyebamiji, working on the platform of APC is in search of to oust the incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke, who’s in search of re-election on the platform of Accord Party.