A media aide to Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has accused defecting Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) federal lawmakers from the state of falling into a political trap laid by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), following speculations that the governor was planning to join the party.
Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Thursday, Oladele Bamiji, a spokesperson for Governor Adeleke, said the lawmakers defected based on false assumptions, without adequate consultation with their leader or their constituencies.
“Maybe what I can say is a kind of miscalculation on the part of the lawmakers. The rumour perhaps overwhelmed them, thinking that the governor was coming, they felt that they were Abuja politicians and should be faster than the governor,” Bamiji explained.
“The governor is the leader of the party in Osun State. I felt they should have consulted with their leader and perhaps also the people in their various constituencies, but I am not sure that was done.”
Bamiji insisted that Governor Adeleke remained firmly in the PDP and had no intention of defecting. “Even if the governor was going to move, did they ask the governor any questions? Yes, the APC set a trap for them, and they entered,” he said.
The defection of Senators Francis Fadahunsi (Osun East) and Olubiyi Fadeyi (Osun Central) on Wednesday brought the total number of APC senators in the 10th National Assembly to 70, reducing PDP’s representation to 28.
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Speculation around Governor Adeleke’s political allegiance intensified after he, his brother Adedeji Adeleke, and popular musician David Adeleke (Davido) visited President Bola Tinubu at his Ikoyi residence on June 3.
However, the governor, in a statement posted on his official X handle after a strategic meeting with PDP stakeholders in Osogbo, reaffirmed his loyalty to the party.
“I remain in the PDP, the party that gave me the platform to serve the good people of Osun. I have been unanimously endorsed by the Osun PDP for a second term in 2026,” Adeleke stated.
In a surprising twist, he also declared support for President Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, describing the president as a “proud son of our state.”
The development underscores the growing political complexity in Osun State, as cross-party alliances and strategic endorsements blur traditional partisan lines ahead of the 2027 general elections.