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Protocols My dear people of Osun State, It is with profound gratitude to Almighty God and a deep sense of responsibility that I address you today as we commemorate Democracy Day, June 12, a date that occupies a unique and sacred place in the political history of our nation. Today, we join millions of Nigerians across the country and around the world in celebrating a defining chapter in our democratic journey. We celebrate the resilience of our people, the strength of our institutions and the enduring triumph of democracy.  The significance of this day is rooted in the historic presidential election conducted on June 12, 1993. That election, won by the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (M.K.O.) Abiola, is widely regarded as the freest, fairest and most credible election in Nigeria's history. Nigerians, irrespective of ethnicity, religion or political affiliation, voted overwhelmingly in a remarkable demonstration of national unity and democratic maturity. However, the...

 12TH JUNE, 2026. Gentlemen of the Press, We have invited you here today to draw the attention of the Media, Civil Society Organisations, security agencies, the international community, and all lovers of democracy to a dangerous and alarming plot that threatens the peace, stability, and democratic future of Osun State. The Accord National and State Assembly Caucus, made up of 7 members of the National Assembly and 25 Hon members of the State Assembly, has received credible intelligence indicating that the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming governorship election in Osun State, Mr Bola Oyebamiji and leaders of the party in Osun have concluded plans to orchestrate large scale violence across the state as we move closer to the state Governorship election. The plan of the APC in Osun is to increase the current tempo of violent attacks on innocent members of the public and in particular members and supporters of Accord across the state in the ...

The Osun chapter of the Accord has raised alarm over an ongoing plot by the Bola Oyebamiji campaign organisation to rebrand and repaint some of its campaign vehicles in Accord colours to launch a fresh wave of gun attacks and blame it on Governor Ademola Adeleke. In a statement issued at Osogbo, the party state chairman, Pastor Victor Akande alerted the public and the security agencies of the  devilish agenda which is currently ongoing at Kabtok hotel owned by a chieftain of the Osun APC.  The party alerted the public that the APC campaign is currently replacing Ambo logos with Accord/Adeleke pictures and that the plan is to use the rebranded vehicles to start another round of gun attacks.  The ruling party went further to inform the public that the rebranding process is currently ongoing at the hotel, adding that "reliable information revealed that the new round of attacks may happen from tonight or Saturday across major towns in Osun. “We gathered that the t...

● Blasts APC Statement as “Bundle of Fake News” Osun APC is spreading falsehood and fake news about the hugely successful Accord canvassers’ rally because it failed in its anti-democratic plot to stop the event from holding. Giving the above clarification was the spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Mallam Olawale Rasheed who decried the concerted efforts of the state APC to deploy the state police command as a tool to block a legally convened campaign and mobilisation event. Narrating how Governor Ademola Adeleke foiled APC bid to stop the rally, the spokesperson said the Osun APC launched a coordinated plot to use the police to stop the event from holding by clandestinely claiming to be organising another event on the same day as an alibi for the police to cancel all political events in the town. In what appeared like a joint operation, the state police command without consulting the state government purportedly issued a statement cancelling a campaign ev...

Following the disappearance of five security drones fully paid for under the Oyetola administration,  Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed his security team to consider the acquisition of new drones for security surveillance in the state. This decision is an outcome of the series of Marathon security meetings Chaired by the Governor over the last four days. Government records indicated that Osun state had paid for five security drones under former Governor Oyetola, but none was on ground as of 2022 when Governor Adeleke assumed office. Another failed contract running to about Three Hundred Million Naira was awarded under the previous government to link the State security communication centre with the Armoured Personnel Carriers. Sadly, the contract was not executed, and the armoured vehicles were also abandoned in various parts of the state until Governor Adeleke retrieved and refurbished them for deployment. Reviewing the scenario at the security meetings, the Governo...

● Armoured Vehicles Abandoned by Oyetola and Refurbished by Adeleke Ready for Deployment OSOGBO - 02/06/2026 - Osunstate.gov.ng  Governor Ademola Adeleke has reassured Osun people that his government has taken proactive steps to secure Osun schools, urging the public to ignore recent false alarms about school kidnappings in some parts of the state. The governor who described the rumour as the handiwork of evil opposition elements said fact checks from the border areas and across the state confirmed that there was no case of kidnappings. “I task our people to go about their normal activities without fear. Our government has taken steps to secure our schools. The Ministry of Education and the relevant security agencies have worked out a security strategy that is being implemented”, the governor noted. He reiterated that parents and guardians should not panic as the said alarm was false and the handiwork of opposition elements seeking to plunge the state into chaos. The go...