The Accord Party, Osun State, has assured that the All Progressives Congress (APC) poses no significant challenge to the re-election bid of Governor Ademola Adeleke.
Speaking at a press conference in Osogbo, on Thursday – yesterday, January 8 – the state chairman of the party, Pastor Victor Akande, emphasized that APC’s gubernatorial candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, lacks the necessary popularity and public support to contest effectively against the incumbent governor.
Akande explained that Adeleke’s administration enjoys widespread backing across the state, attributing this support to his people-oriented policies and governance style.
“The candidate of APC, with due respect, is not a threat at all to our candidate. We know what that party stood for in this state; we know what we experienced when they were in power. People rejected them completely because of the suffering and untold hardship that APC inflicted on the people of Osun State,” Akande said.
He recalled the deleterious effects of the previous administration, noting that issues like half salaries led to untold hardship for pensioners, who struggled to afford medications due to delayed payments.
Akande described the situation during the previous APC administration in the State as one marked by abandoned projects and neglect.
Contrasting this with the current administration, Akande declared: “When the present government came onboard three years ago, everything was transformed. A living witness is the flyover bridge in Oke-Fia; projects are ongoing in every nook and cranny of this state.”
The Accord Party Chairman reiterated that Adeleke’s administration has garnered significant acceptance among the populace, insisting that “the people of Osun State don’t want APC again; they have been rejected.”
Addressing the party’s leadership crisis at the national level, Akande clarified that there is no internal tussle within the Accord Party, affirming that Maxwell Mgbudem is the legitimate national chairman of the party.
