The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed recent calls for unity between former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, and Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola, ahead of the 2026 gubernatorial election.
This response follows a “prophecy” by Primate Elijah Ayodele of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, who claimed that APC’s victory would hinge on reconciliation between the two figures.
Primate Ayodele had in a widely circulated video stated that APC’s victory would hinge on uniting with Aregbesola.
Rejecting Ayodele’s prediction, the APC asserted that the claim was unfounded and intended to “create unnecessary tension within the party.”
In a statement issued on Sunday in Osogbo, the APC’s Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, rejected Ayodele’s prophecy on uniting Aregbesola with Oyetola, stating, “ Our party is united and working diligently toward success without any external influence or forced alliances.”
Olabisi criticized Ayodele’s prophecy as “political analysis disguised as prophecy,” suggesting that the cleric’s statements were intended to create unnecessary tension within the party.
READ ALSO
•Police Inspector Dismissed, Remanded For ‘Killing’ Nigerian Singer
•2024 Ballon D’Or: Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman Ranks Among World’s Top 15
He went on to highlight Ayodele’s history of inaccurate predictions, including failed prophecies about former President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election and Atiku Abubakar’s supposed victory in the 2023 presidential race.
He said, “This is the same prophet who falsely predicted former President Goodluck Jonathan’s continued rule till 2019 and claimed that Atiku Abubakar would win the 2023 presidential election.
“We reject the Primate Ayodele’s fallacious prophecy which we consider to be in the realm of a figment of the imagination of the suspected mercantile prophet of which its prediction is aimed at causing unnecessary tension and friction within our party in Osun State.
“We would like to impress it on Prophet Ayodele and his discreet sponsors that our party which has been working assiduously round the clock to achieve victory in the said elections would continue to work for its victory without the enlistment of any metaphorical serpents who have become political pariahs and men of yesterday in the corridor of political power in the state because of their evil deeds unleashed on the party in the past.”
According to the APC spokesperson, the party is committed to moving forward, confident in its direction and leadership.
Sodiq Lawal is a passionate and dedicated journalist with a knack for uncovering captivating stories in the bustling metropolis of Osun State and Nigeria at large. He has a versatile reporting style, covering a wide range of topics, from politics , campus, and social issues to arts and culture, seeking impact in all facets of the society.
