The Spokesperson to the Governor of Osun State, Mallam Rasheed Olawale has expressed confidence in President Bola Ahmed Tinubu supporting the re-election of his principal, Senator Ademola Adeleke as Governor of Osun state in the 2026 gubernatorial elections.
The Spokesperson made this known in an interview with Sahel Standard monitored by NewsDirect.
According to Mallam Rasheed, he noted that the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke places emphasis on delivering on good governance rather than politics for politics sake.
Commenting on why the Governor deserves a second term, the Spokesperson explained that, “many know him (the Governor) at first as a dancing governor, two years after, the world recognizes Mr Governor as Mr Performer, Action Governor, Mr Infrastructure, Mr Talk and Do among others. Inside the dancing governor is a personality with unwavering passion for good governance and its delivery at the minimum cost with local content among others.”
On the Governor’s possible defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress, Rasheed said the Governor remains fully in PDP and won’t switch aides while he is enjoying the support of the people.
He explained that the good working relationship between the state and the Federal government does not point to any possibility of cross carpeting.
“Governor Adeleke is not leaving PDP. As a governor with over 90 percent approval rating, he has no reason to quit the PDP. Mr Governor is however a great supporter of
President Tinubu. He has nothing against the possible re-election of President Tinubu. The general understanding is that Mr President
also has nothing against the re-election of Governor Adeleke. That probably explains why former Governor Oyetola may not be
contesting in 2026 according to reports.”
“More seriously is that only Mr Governor can deliver clean overwhelming Osun votes for the President in 2027 if such needs ever arises. As the Governor has enormous street credibility, it is politically pointless and damaging to contemplate fighting the re-election of such a populist subnational leader.” He said.