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Our attention has been drawn to an evil political meeting held at the residence of Chief Bisi Akande by chieftains of the Osun state All Progressives Congress(APC). We note all the details and we conclude that the Osun APC has finally conceded defeat ahead of the August 15th polls. We are firstly disappointed that the calibre of people gathered at the said meeting could descend as low as to contemplate political killings of prominent Accord leaders as well as other illegal and unconstitutional actions towards compromising the August elections. This development is a reprehensible descent into political perdition which has further reinforced the imminent defeat of Bola Oyebamiji on August 15th. Now that the Osun APC has openly accepted defeat, we call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ignore and reject the failed plans of the Osun APC. We call the attention of Mr President to the genesis of current development which stemmed from Oyetola/Oyebamiji’s lack of capacity both in go...

The Spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Mallam Olawale Rasheed has dismissed the allegation of violence raised against the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Alhaji Kazeem Akinleye, as a conjecture and a desperate attempt to distract attentions from the campaign of terror the Osun state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is waging on Osun people, declaring that Alhaji Akinleye is a man of peace who abhors violence in any form. It is quite distasteful that the Osun APC is employing crooked means to target a good man with outright lies so as to impugn his character in the estimation of unsuspecting public.  Alhaji Akinleye is a politician well respected in the society for his peaceful disposition to pursuing political objectives. If there is anyone or group  who trades in violence to silence opponent, it is no other but the Osun APC, and it is quite unfortunate that the party will be so brazen to identify with Arabambi, a notorious thug who is suspecte...

Great people of Osun state, Leaders and members of our great party, the Accord, I am elated to address you today. We are launching a divine journey to victory. You have come out to the freedom park; you defy anti- democratic elements. I congratulate you all for this massive show of love for me, our government and our party. Let me start by assuring you all - Accord will be on the ballot ; your votes will count ; and I will be re-elected as your governor on August 15th. All lawful means are being deployed to sustain and retain our rights to vote and be voted for. We will not bow to dark forces; we remain courageous and we shall again be victorious by the special grace of God. I charge you to hold your head high. There should be no dull moment. From this assembly for democracy, the light of good governance must continue to spread to all corners of Osun state.  Go out to all voting units, mobilise for the Accord. Our party remains a duly registered ...

Osun chapter of the Accord has reaffirmed the legality of the party and declared that the flag off of its governorship campaign slated for tomorrow is going ahead as planned. Reacting to subtle threats from some APC operatives, the state chairman affirmed that any attempt to disrupt or stop the rally will be resisted, calling on party members to troop out en masse for the ground breaking event. The party chairman said the court judgement was a directive issued to the electoral body which cannot be implemented because of its open illegality against the spirit and letters of the constitution. “ Aside from ongoing action by parties injured by the judgement, INEC will need to restore the integrity of the electoral process by appealing the ruling and by refusing to comply with an illegal order”, the statement noted. He stated that Accord remained a legally registered political party under the law, warning Osun APC to beware of actions and activities that can jeopardi...

● Calls for Calm ● Says Flag off of Campaign Holds Tomorrow Governor Ademola Adeleke has described that judgement of the Federal High Court deregistering five political parties as an abuse of court process and direct violation of a subsisting order of the Court of Appeal. In a statement issued in response to the ruling the governor said the Appeal Court had made an order for the stay of proceedings by the Federal High Court,  more particularly the said judgment that was delivered, expressing  surprise that the lower court still proceeded to deliver a ruling on a matter already acted upon  by the Court of Appeal. It is on record before Honourable Justice Peter Lifu J that in the record of proceedings of the Court of Appeal of 22nd May, 2026 and which was put before his Lordship as Exhibit MAC 2 the Court of Appeal specifically pronounced that  "The delivery of the judgement is still part of the proceedings of the Court. " The governor urges the people to b...

Gentlemen of the press I invite you today for a review of recent developments as it affects our dear state. There were two court rulings today. The one at the Federal High Court, Abuja deregistering some political parties and the one at the Federal High Court, Osogbo, dismissing application for tenure elongation by Osun APC Yes/No chairmen. I congratulate our authentic elected chairmen on the Court ruling today. The dismissal of the elongation request conforms with the stipulations of the constitution. The judgment further validates the precedent set by the Supreme Court ruling that tenure elongation is unconstitutional. The Court also holds that the sacked chairmen have no legal foundation to file the case in the first place. Based on this ruling, it is clear the Yes/No chairmen's tenure, if at all they have any, elapsed October 2025.  Based on today's judgement, I therefore call on the Inspector General of Police to direct the Osun state police command to stop its...