Osun 2026: “I Have No Fears, My People Love Me”

By Adesina Soyooye

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke says he is optimistic he will be re-elected Governor for a second term in office. “I have no fears. I am not scared. My people  love me”, the Governor said after his screening by a panel in Abuja as an aspirant to the office for a second term.

The election for his second term in office is scheduled for 2026.

Given his stellar performance so far, attested to by most people, the Governor said his achievements and goodwill will propel his re-election and enhance his already bright chances.

Adeleke: “I’m so confident I’m going to win. If I could defeat an incumbent, why not now that I’m the governor. What we have done within two years is unprecedented; what we have achieved.

“I’m so confident that nobody can beat us. I have confidence that the federal might would not influence the outcome of the election because I am popular and the people of the state have much love for me.

“How can I be scared? I’m too popular! Anywhere I go, people love me, and everybody says, ‘Imole.’

“What are you talking about? Anywhere I go, throughout this country, even among the All Progressives Congress (APC) people, I have some friends, as well as in other parties.

“Just take APC as a case study. Anytime they’re having a party or an event, I’ll go there, I’ll take over, and 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.”

He said that he was optimistic that President Bola Tinubu would not dabble in the state election. “The President is our father, he would rather ensure a free, fair and credible election.”

Adebayo Adepoju, the Chairman of the Osun State PDP Governorship Screening Committee, said the  screening exercise was smooth.

His words: “We have gone through all his credentials to ascertain that everything was in order. We had done that even before he arrived; he had submitted his documents on time.

“We went through his forms, his nomination forms, and we also noticed that he was nominated by very highly placed people as well as ordinary people in Osun communities.

“This just shows that he is very well accepted all around the party. We went through other credentials besides academic ones that he had submitted, and everything was very, very satisfactory to us.

“When he came in, we asked him a few questions, and all his answers matched what he had submitted.”

The committee will submit its report to the party at the end of the entire exercise. Other aspirants are also expected to appear before the panel.