Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has pledged his support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 general election, assuring the president that he will deliver the state’s votes to him.
Adeleke gave the assurance while receiving the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Ajibola Basiru, who paid him a visit on Sunday, insisting that he does not make empty promises and that politics must be guided by integrity.
The governor, who called Tinubu his “dear father,” said his commitment to the president was genuine, stressing that he meant his promise to deliver the state’s votes “100 percent.”
He said, “I don’t make empty promises. When I said we will deliver Osun State votes to our dear father, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I mean it 100 per cent.
“Politics must be with integrity. We are all from Osun State. Let’s forget our differences and work for the President.”
Adeleke said his position was influenced by the values instilled in him by his father, whom he described as a diplomat and labor union politician.
According to him, his father taught him and his siblings that whenever they made a commitment, they must ensure that they fulfilled it.
He said the principle had remained a strong family value and had shaped his conduct in politics.
The governor recalled his role in the political negotiations that preceded the emergence of Godswill Akpabio as Senate President and Tajudeen Abbas as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Adeleke said he had assured President Tinubu during the period that lawmakers from Osun would support the president’s preferred candidates, despite indications that some members of his political group were backing Senator Abdulaziz Yari.
He said he contacted the lawmakers and persuaded them to align with the president’s position, adding that the three senators from Osun and members of the House of Representatives eventually supported the preferred candidates.
Adeleke said the experience reinforced his belief that political commitments should be honored.
He added that he does not play political games or make promises he has no intention of fulfilling.
“I don’t make empty promises, and I don’t play games. That’s not me, because I have a fear of God,” he said.
The governor therefore called on politicians and residents of Osun to put aside their differences and work together for the development of the state and the success of the president.
He said political differences should not prevent people from supporting initiatives that would benefit Osun State and its people.
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