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The political atmosphere in Osun State has been charged with a series of unfolding developments that have stirred discussions across the state.
From policy adjustments in response to communal unrest to heated political manoeuvring ahead of the 2026 governorship election, residents are watching closely as these events shape the socio-political landscape.
The latest decisions from the Adeleke administration and the shifting alliances within the state’s political elite have become subjects of street debate, party caucus meetings, and community gatherings.
1. Ifon-Ilobu-Erin-Osun Crisis: Adeleke Relaxes Curfew After Security Briefing
The Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has approved the immediate relaxation of the curfew earlier imposed on the crisis-ridden communities of Ifon, Ilobu and Erin-Osun, following positive security reports from top security chiefs in the state.
The new directive, which takes effect from Saturday, 19th July, 2025, adjusts the existing 9pm to 6am curfew to a new time frame of 12 midnight to 4am daily.
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2. Anxiety Over Gov Adeleke As Osun Senators Defect To APC
The defection of two senators elected under the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from Osun State to the All Progressives Congress, APC, has sparked fresh concern over imminent defection of Governor Ademola Adeleke.
Senators Francis Fadahunsi and Olubiyi Fadeyi from Osun East and Central senatorial districts resigned from the PDP in their separate letters dated June 21 and cited irreconcilable differences within the party as their reasons.
As the news of their defection broke out in the state, it raised fresh concern among supporters of both the PDP and the APC, especially loyalists of some governorship aspirants in the APC.
Meanwhile, supporters of some governorship aspirants in the state have raised objections against the incumbent governor’s joining the party, sqying it would stop their favourite aspirants from picking the party’s ticket.
Former Deputy Governor of the state, Senator Iyiola Omisore, has knocked the governor for attempting to join the party through the backdoor.
Omisore said: “The governor should talk to party leaders in the state rather than going to some governor colleagues to smuggle him into the APC. If we the state chairman is not aware of his coming, the national chairman is not aware, then we party members are not sure he is coming to join us”.
Meanwhile, Oladele Oyelude, Coordinator of Tinubu-Shettima Ambassadors, said Adeleke would be a big addition if he decides to join the party, stressing that he would be a plus for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
He said: “It would be wrong for leaders of the party, especially appointees of the President to be seen to be trying to antagonise Governor Adeleke’s effort to join the APC. For now, he is still popular among the people and that is a big plus for the President and the party. I think we should let him move into the party and then we can negotiate other interests.”
3. Osun 2026: Electorate Will Not Regret Returning APC To Power — Oyintiloye
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said that the electorate in Osun will not regret returning the party to power in the August 8, 2026, governorship election in the state.
Oyintiloye, a former lawmaker, said this during a consultation visit by one of the party’s aspirants, Bola Oyebamiji, to the Obokun Local Government Area of the state on Saturday.
He said that the party is prepared to meet the expectations of the electorate based on the needs assessment of the previous administration, as documented by the Civic Engagement Agency.
Oyintiloye said that the agency was established to assist the government in responding quickly to people’s needs.
Speaking at the event, which was attended by many APC bigwigs, he urged the electorate to support the party during the election.
4. Osun 2026: No Cause For Alarm Over Adeleke’s Rumoured Defection To APC – Oyebamiji
The Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji, says there is no cause for alarm over likely defection of Governor Ademola Adeleke to All Progressives Congress(APC).
Oyebamiji, a leading gubernatorial aspirant during his continuous consultation at Obokun and Oriade Local Government Areas of Ijesa-North Federal Constituency yesterday, noted that the leadership of the party is in control of the situation.
Addressing his supporters, Oyebamiji reiterated the party’s commitment to return Osun to progressive government come 2026, assuring that nothing can destabilise the structure already built.
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