The Osun State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has endorsed President Bola Tinubu and Governor Ademola Adeleke for a second term in office.
The implications are that the state chapter of the party will mobilise votes of the duo in the 2027 general elections.
The Osun PDP made this known in a communique issued after the party’s leadership caucus meeting held at the Government House in Osogbo, the state capital.
The PDP leaders, while describing Tinubu as the “son of Osun State”, said the decision was made after extensive consultations with traditional rulers, community leaders, civil servants, religious leaders, and members of the party across the state.
The party’s chieftains added that the majority of the members of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State were opposed to the idea of Adeleke’s defection to the APC, “which did not originate from the governor in the first instance.”
They said: “Some APC leaders based on entrenched interests have demonstrated hostility and resentment towards Governor Ademola Adeleke. Some went on social media and national television to call Governor Adeleke all kinds of unprintable names.
“The majority of PDP members in Osun State are not happy about the idea of the defection of Governor Adeleke to APC, but only reluctantly agreed to follow Governor Adeleke to wherever he goes to show their love, support and loyalty to his leadership.”
The Osun PDP leaders, therefore, said Adeleke and all PDP members in the state will remain in the party.
The party leaders stated: “The PDP in Osun State recognises the fact that Osun State is the ancestral home of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which makes the President the son of Osun State. Therefore, the PDP in Osun State hereby, adopts, and endorses President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for re-election in the 2027 presidential election.
“The PDP in Osun State reaffirms its adoption and endorsement of Governor Ademola Adeleke for re-election in the 2026 governorship election on the platform of the PDP.
“That Governor Ademola Adeleke and all members of the PDP in Osun State should remain in the PDP.”