The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) administration in Osun State, which is led by Ademola Adeleke, has been criticized for its incompetence by Ajibola Basiru, the national secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
According to Basiru, those who assisted in putting the Adeleke government in place in the state were already regretting their choice.
The charges were made by the former Senate spokesperson during a reception held for him on Saturday by the Osogbo Federal Constituency APC leadership.
He urged party members to put aside their disagreements, seek to make the party stronger, and remove the state’s incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke, from office in 2026 while also admonishing them not to generate internal commotion.
In his words,
“You must work towards building a strong party. You must work very hard to reposition it for a better outing in the next round of elections.
“Less than a year after, those that wanted to destroy the good fortune of our state are already lamenting. Those that they put in government in the state don’t know how to govern.
“They are appointing SSA, Government House Pool; SSA Oranmiyan Newtown; SSA, children; SSA swimming pool and so on. They must be sacked from the government.
“When we sack him (Adeleke) in 2026, he will go for three days Diploma, as usual, to learn about NGO after he failed to sack Iyaloja General. The APC is an organised party. Let’s show more commitment.”
In a reaction, the state Commissioner for Information and Public Engagement, Kolapo Alimi, said he was not surprised since the APC National Secretary had a track record of talking recklessly.
Defending the recent appointment of aides by Governor Adeleke, Alimi maintained that they did not constitute grounds for non-performance.