Osun 2026: ADC Ready To Face, Defeat Adeleke – Senator Ogunwale
A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, Senator Felix Ogunwale, has said the party will defeat incumbent Governor, Ademola Adeleke, in the August 8, 2026 election.
This was, as he said, that Adeleke would not be allowed in the ADC because he had pledged his loyalty to President Bola Tinubu.
The former Senator who represented Osun Central Senatorial District between 2003 and 2007, said ADC is ready to face Adeleke and other contestants in the forthcoming gubernatorial election.
Speaking during a private radio programme in Osogbo, the former lawmaker said he left the Peoples Democratic Party because of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar.
Ogunwale said, “When rumours came out that Governor Ademola Adeleke wants to join our party, I told some people that it is not possible because Adeleke had gone to pledge his support for President Bola Tinubu and the ADC will also have its presidential candidate. So, how will his coming to ADC be possible?
“ADC is ready to face Governor Ademola Adeleke and other political parties on August 08, 2026, and we are going to win that election.
“I left the PDP to follow Atiku Abubakar to the PDP and I knew that the Osun State government might not want to decamp to the ADC. Atiku is my leader and I will always respect his opinion politically on any issue before I take action.”
Answering questions on insinuations that those who formed the coalition party were politicians who have nothing to offer Nigerians, Ogunwale said the actions of the All Progressives Congress since the coalition party was formed only showed that President Bola Tinubu’s government was jittery.
According to him, “If the APC members really believe that we are yesterday’s politicians, they should leave us alone. Why are they harassing our members with EFCC and security operatives if they are not scared?”
He added that, “ADC does not need the governors to join the party. Most of these governors have performed woefully and the people are just waiting for the election to send them packing. What we need are the electorates.
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