Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State on Thursday boasted that nobody can defeat him in the August 8, 2026 gubernatorial election, saying he was not afraid of any federal might.
Speaking with newsmen after facing the Osun Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)!Governorship Screening Committee in Abuja on Thursday, the Governor boasted that he was confident that President Bola Tinubu will not do anything at will “mess up his administration”.
He said if he can defeat an incumbent Governor to claim the seat, he was more than confident that the 2026 election will be a walk over, saying” we will be dancing and winning”
Adeleke said: “First of all, we don’t have any internal wranglings in Osun State. When you look around, I can tell you that the PDP in Osun is number one. We are one family and everything is going on well. So, there’s no internal wrangling in PDP.
“I am confident of winning the elections because I have performed very well. You know, I mean, I introduced what they call fact-checking. You can go back and fact-check in Osun and see what is going on there. We are in the era of technology. You can just Google it and check it out, you will know that we are doing very well in Osun.
“I am so confident that I am going to win. I defeated an incumbent and I am the Governor. Within two years, it’s unprecedented what we have achieved. Man, I’m so confident that nobody can beat us there”.
Asked what he plan to do for the people of the state, the Governor said: “This time, more goodies all the way, more goodies all the way throughout Osun State. We’ll be dancing, and we’ll be working.”
The Governor said he was not scared of any antics that may be brought to bear on the election, saying “I am not scared. How can I be scared? I am too popular. Anywhere I go, don’t you love me? I love you! Hey, everybody say Imole.
“Anywhere I go, throughout this country, even in the APC, I have some friends and in other parties too. Just take APC as a case study. Anytime they are having a party or an event, I go there and even take over the place. They all love me. If you are not performing, that’s when you’ll be scared. When you have your people behind you, you don’t have to fear.
“During my first term, the federal might was there. I saw the equipment, I saw the resources. But now, that same federal might is there. But I don’t think the President will want to do something that will mess the administration up because my election is going to be the election before the presidential election. So, I am sure everything will be free and fair, and that is what we are talking about.”
Chairman, Osun PDP Gubernatorial Screening Committee, Adebayo Adepoju, said the committee has gone through the documents of the Governor was was confident that the coast was clear for him to proceed with the election
Asked whether the Governor was running unopposed, he said: “Well, we’re hoping, I think we have somebody else who is supposed to come in after him. He hasn’t shown up yet. So, right now, we have screened him. It’s very possible we’ll have a second person coming in, and until that person arrives, there’s still some time.
“Once that person comes in, we cannot answer that question fully. So, when that person arrives and we screen them, then we’ll know if there are going to be one, two, or even three aspirants. But for now, it’s only him”.
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