As interested contenders for the governorship position in Osun State under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) are warming up for the election coming up in 2026, a chieftain and the National Secretary of the party, Senator Ajibola Basiru, on Sunday inaugurated the “Alubarika Movement” to fortify his ambition for the gubernatorial seat.
At the programme held at the Osogbo City Hall, Olonkoro, the state coordinating council in all local governments and wards for the Movement had been put in place to make the ambition a realistic one.
The state coordinators in these local governments and the area council in Modakeke are said to be politicians who are well-versed in the “ABC” of politics and politicking in the state.
Speaking at the event, Senator Basiru stated that the inauguration was done in preparation for the great task ahead, expressing that all hands must be on deck to chase out the current administration of Senator Ademola Adeleke from the corridor of power.
On the party primary, he remarked that the primary election will be free and fair, and “I can assure you that the candidate may emerge from consensus arrangements by the leadership of the party.”
The party chieftain, who maintained that there is no rift within the party, hinted that “the ambition of a few individuals is what is causing the rift within the opposition party, and it is to the joy of us as a ruling party if they don’t get their house together. It is not our job to help them put their house in order.”
“APC cannot be divided. Our party is a party of leadership, and as I said, everybody that is a member of the party has a legitimate desire to ensure that we have a candidate that will be able to deliver and defeat the PDP.”
“In Ondo State, for instance, there were 16 aspirants, and we were able to get the right candidate that was able to deliver for the party.”
“The same thing in Edo; we had more than 16 there, and we resolved the matter. Everybody has the right to aspire to leadership in the party.”
While x-raying Adeleke’s performance in the state, he scored him zero, saying his administration is directionless.
“It is a government that has no direction. Even the so-called flyover they are doing is being done without any project management sense, and it shows a lack of coordination, lack of leadership, and lack of focus of the government.”
“The PDP in Osun State has failed in the areas of education, health, and empowerment. Will it not surprise you that the budget of the governor’s house is far more than the budget of agriculture, education, and health combined?” he stressed.
In his own submission, Alhaji Kehinde Olagoke, state chairman of the Alubarika Movement, said, “What members of APC in Osun are looking for today is to get back to the government house, and the only way out is to have the best and a good candidate on the ground.”
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