Fresh face-off in Osun politics as Tinubu–Adeleke billboard ignites firestorm By

Fresh face-off in Osun politics as Tinubu–Adeleke billboard ignites firestorm By 

Adeolu Adeyemo

 

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the spokesperson for Governor Ademola Adeleke, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, are currently in conflict over a campaign billboard prominently displayed in Iwo town. The billboard features pictures of President Tinubu alongside Governor Adeleke.

Chief Kola Olabisi, the APC’s public relations officer, expressed his outrage regarding the situation, stating, “We want to tell the whole world that we are vehemently condemning and dissociating our party from the nose and eye sore which exemplified political heresy in the heartland of the core progressive politics in the affected part of the state.”

He further criticized the creators of the controversial billboard, saying they have shown a lack of tact and diplomacy in using strategic tactics to achieve their political goals through propaganda misuse.

“The masterminds of the controversial billboard succeeded in exposing their lack of tact and diplomacy in the art of the use of stratagem to achieve their targeted political goal through the misuse of propaganda.”

He added that, “One needs not be a wizard to recognize the fact that the fraudulently pairing up of the photographs of President Tinubu with that of the visibly embattled Governor Adeleke in the controversial billboard is sending an indisputable signal to the discerning minds that the political tension being faced by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party PDP-led government in the state is approaching a dangerous dimension of an abysmal loss of popularity within three years of the inglorious PDP governor.

“We want to make it abundantly clear to our esteemed members and numerous supporters that the feigned billboard is a counterfeit which origin did not emanate from us and therefore, should be discountenanced as one of the frivolous antics of the drowning so-called ruling party in the state which can better be described as a display of a roguish political act in a supposed democratic firmament.”

However, the spokesperson to the governor, Rasheed posited that,” the opposition is running amock, ranting over billboards from non-governmental groups, displaying ignorance over investment drive and wandering over reality of its unelectability”,

According to him, “a governor who has done so much for his people and who enjoys so much goodwill among national leaders is unbothered by the rantings of an unelectable opposition.”

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He stressed, “The recent attacks and vituperations by Osun All Progressives Congress (APC) against Governor Ademola Adeleke are confirmation of opposition’s identify crisis, its weakness within the Presidency and frustrations about increasing breakthroughs of the Adeleke administration.”

“The Osun APC is busy complaining about a successful meeting with UK Prime Minister’s trade envoy, a meeting with concrete outcomes that the trade envoy hailed as a major breakthrough. The APC is shocked that such productive investment meeting happened right inside the House of Commons.

“The opposition is by now scrambling on what to say to another breakthrough recorded by Mr Governor – the deal on cultural tourism partnership at the British Musuem and the linkage between UK and Osun business through the Nigeria-UK Chamber of Commerce. The public awaits the lies and misinformation from Osun APC

“The opposition is confused about groundswell of support for Governor Adeleke across party lines and across local and national audience. The public at home and abroad are impressed by the huge delivery of the administration across sectors. Interestingly, the appraisal of performance is coming from federal and non-governmental bodies.

“The shock of national and local endorsements create identify crisis for Osun APC as its lost credibility from the Presidency to key national caucus. The opposition is therefore running amock, ranting over billboards from non-governmental groups, displaying ignorance over investment drive and wandering over reality of its unelectability”, the statement posited.

“The imminent re-election of Governor Adeleke will be the outcome of unwavering people’s support, evidence-based performance in office, eternal vigilance of people to protect their votes and the divine grace of God. A Governor who has done so much for his people and who enjoys so much goodwill among national leaders is unbothered by the rantings of an unelectable opposition.

“Mr Governor assures the good people of Osun state that good governance delivery is unstoppable and he has the backing of men and women of goodwill across party lines, at home, at national level and in the diaspora”, the statement concluded.