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Osun APC Ready To Dislodge Gov Adeleke In 2026…Only Wishful Thinkers Are Anticipating Rift Between Me And Oyetola —Basiru Ajibola

Osun APC Ready To Dislodge Gov Adeleke In 2026…Only Wishful Thinkers Are Anticipating Rift Between Me And Oyetola —Basiru Ajibola

APC National Secretary , Barrister Ajibola Bashiru, has described as baseless and untrue rumours of a growing rift  between him and the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola.

Barrister Bashiru, who represented Osun Central in the senate between 2019 and 2023,  noted that the existing relationship between him and the former governor can be likened to that of full-siblings submitting that the insinuations of the nonexistent rift could only have been concocted by political jobbers.

He also said only wishful thinkers would anticipate a rift between him and the minister.

A statement made available to  Team@orientactualmags.com noted that the former Senate Spokesman also restated the commitment of his party to dislodging Governor Ademola Adeleke in 2026.

Bashiru, who dispelled contents of some of the stories, insinuations and rumours making the rounds in respect of the alleged rift between him and Oyetola, said he had at no point in time had any faceoff with the ex-governor as the two of them had for many years now related well, and have good and excellent relationship. 

The APC National Secretary further cleared the air that he has no problem with anyone saying he was not surprised that the ruling party in the state and its affiliates has become jittery of his party’s formidability and its avowed determination to kick them out of power soon.

‘There is no rift between me and  former governor Adegboyega Oyetola . Some of the stories you were seeing were being concocted by the rudderless propaganda machineries of the Adeleke government. They are jobless. The stories were not genuine. 

When you talk of stories, you must talk of stories that have genuine attributions and  are verifiable. I am the National Secretary of the party. Former governor Adegboyega Oyetola is the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, so, we have serious business to do than to reduce ourselves to the level of inanities being circulated by political miscreants in the state. 

Secondly, what is the issue they are talking about? They are talking about 2026 gubernatorial election. Has the form of Expression of Interest come out? You are already talking of the election of 2026 in 2023/2024. I even read one allegedly quoting me to have said I will not step down for anybody. Where did I say so? They are hallucinating. Some of us are serious- minded people and we don’t reduce ourselves to this inanity.

I don’t have problems with the former governor. The truth is this: our party is a party of leadership. As at today, there are two former governors in our party: Baba Adebisi Akande and Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola. Both of them are my leaders. So, you cannot say I am fighting my leaders. Anybody that says so doesn’t know what he or she is saying. I know it can come from the PDP. It can either come from the PDP or some affiliates of the PDP that are writing their own stories. I don’t have any problem with anybody. 

Even at a time they alleged that Senator Omisore was teaming up: an unfounded claim. For your information, the Director of Administration, Prof. Alaba Adediwura that is heading the administration of the party was put in place by Senator Omisore before I was appointed and assumed office. I didn’t sack him. He is still the head of the administration. So, if I have problems with Senator Omisore, would I have maintained the previous arrangement?

As you can see, some of those sitting here with me decamped from Social Democratic Party, SDP to APC with Senator Omisore, and they are here with me on the same table yet some people in their beer parlour and pepper-soup joints will be saying Bashiru has problem with Oyetola. Omisore is plotting on how to remove him. For me, it is idle work because they are not serious about the government and governance. They are busy destroying roads all over the place without meaningful projects for implementation. 

Assuming former Governor Oyetola was around yesterday, I would have visited his house to eat. If he was around today, I would have gone there to eat. Our houses are not far from each other in Abuja, so, we spoke for minutes yesterday. For us, we don’t have any problem. 

The President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in his own wisdom, gave us our responsibility. He decided to appoint the former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola as a Minister – Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy. One of the most strategic ministries of the federal government, and on his own volition too, the President decided with the national leadership of the party to make me the National Secretary of the party. So, we are busy focusing  on how to contribute our quota to the  growth and development of our country. We don’t have time for all that.

The truth is this: we are repositioning our party in Osun and by the grace of God, we are going to kick-out the nitwit in the country home.

As journalists, how many Commissioners have you been able to interview as to what they are doing in their ministries since Senator Ademola Adeleke became the governor? Are they operating from the ministries of government? Are they operating from departments of government etc? That is what governance is all about. I have been a  commissioner in this state  and I know that we used to have quarterly inter-ministerial press briefings that we used to invite you journalists there. 

So, for the past 15 months of their government: have they invited you for any inter-ministerial press briefing even from the ministry of information? The answer is NO. Today, Osun state is on autopilot. There is heterogametic of power focus in Osun state. Everybody does his or her own. The sister of the governor does her own as the defacto governor. The governor’s elder brother does his own and the figurehead governor, Ademola Adeleke, does his too. Like I read in the paper that one person who is engaging in a funny business centre – Cyber Cafe was given a road contract. So, the question to ask yourself is who is the Governor of Osun state?. Where does the power rotates from in Osun?. By Section 5 of the Constitution, it is supposed to be the governor but from what we heard the reverse is the case in Osun’ the APC national Secretary submitted-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com.  Thank you

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