Sunday Bisi, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, has stated that Governor Adeleke will be re-elected in 2026 despite party members defecting to the All Progressives Congress.
Almost every segment of society supported Governor Adeleke’s bid for a second term, according to Bisi, who called the defections “a storm in a teacup.”
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The chairman’s remarks coincided with rumours that Governor Adeleke’s chances in 2026 would be in jeopardy because to several PDP members defecting to the APC.
Recall that a number of PDP members have defected to the APC in the last month, including Wole Oke, a current member of the House of Representatives who represents the Oriade/Obokun Federal Constituency.
A former chieftain of the party, Felix Ogunwale, who represented Osun Central in the Senate between 2003 and 2007, along with some of Oke’s followers, also defected from the PDP.
Amid the defections, the three PDP senators in the National Assembly endorsed President Bola Tinubu for a second term.
However, the PDP chairman on Wednesday stated that Governor Adeleke had the backing of most state residents, who were confident they would cast large numbers of votes for the governor in 2026.
He said, “The defections are not a serious matter; they are a storm in a teacup. If you talk about defection, you can reference the movement of the Delta State governor and the entire PDP structure in that state to the APC.”
I acknowledge that as a real defection. The defections in Osun cannot affect us in any way,” he said.
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“Adeleke is doing well in terms of infrastructure and social programmes for the people of the state. He has been delivering good governance, and people will appreciate him for that by re-electing him in 2026,” he added.
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