A member of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Tunde Ayofe has argued that Governor Ademola Adeleke of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party has achieved so much in his two years in office that has become difficult for the party to deny.
He said he could not hide the facts that Governor Adeleke, though of a different political party, has surpassed the achievements of his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola, adding that Oyetola who is the Osun APC leader has not marched Adeleke’s performance even as a Minister of Marine and Blue Economy combined.
Flowing from his assessment of the incumbent administration, Ayofe, an APC politician in Ede, emphatically announced that Adeleke’s second term is not negotiable.
The APC member made these assertions while speaking on Rave FM radio programme monitored by THE POINT on Thursday in Osogbo.
He explained that he could not pretend that Adeleke has not performed beyond his expectations, stressing that many APC members in the state know this but that they have been hypocritical about it.
According to him, he doesn’t care if his admission of Adeleke’s performance would make members of the APC dislike him, disclosing that APC is currently in deep crisis because there is no truth among many members.
“Why I am saying these is because Governor Adeleke has a lot of achievements that people can see. I am a real APC member but as you know, politicians, especially those in my party, don’t like the fact that I speak the truth. I love APC and I am doing everything to support the party. I can’t pretend over what his obvious. Adeleke has done so much.
“Another fact is that the two years of Adeleke has overshadowed what APC has done in six years of Gboyega Oyetola, both as a governor and Minister. Before, the road from Akoda Ede to Olaiya Osogbo has been in bad state that people risk kidnapping but now, the road has been constructed and lightened. Look at Testing Ground area, the roads there are good. I was watching Osun workers listing achievements of Adeleke.l recently. The workers said Governor Ademola Adeleke has been the second best governor paying workers and he is doing the same thing in the areas of environment and health. The workers said they would never pray that APC takes over power. I am only speaking the truth. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila also concured to the fact that Adeleke has engendered good governance in Osun. Even President Bola Tinubu commended Adeleke for his achievements when he recently felicitated him on his birthday. Ademola Adeleke will win 2026,” he hinted.
He added, “APC members are full of liars, we don’t always accept truth especially when opponents are performing well. I have a relation among government workers and I can tell that his living condition has changed for good since Adeleke assumed power.”
Commenting on the crisis rocking local government administration in Osun State, Ayofe claimed that if it were to be a sane clime those parading as resinstated chairmen under APC would have been behind bars for disrupting local governance.
“Our APC chairmen ought to be imprisoned if we were in a sane clime for disrupting council activities, they ought to have been arrested and remanded but because we have our party at the federal level,” he said.
Lashing out at those calling for declaration of State of Emergency in Osun owing to the council administration logjam, the APC member said, “Calling for state of emergency have shown that APC don’t have the interest of Osun at heart.”
Maintaining that Governor Adeleke is performing outstandingly, Ayofe noted, “I thought Adeleke would not perform but I feel ashamed reeling out his achievements today. People are enjoying his governance style. APC members are the only ones that are disgruntled.”
He condemned Oyetola for organising Yes/No local government elections in 2022 within 90 days after the incumbent Minister was defeated by
