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As PDP Accuses APC of Twisting Facts
- Safiu Kehinde
The Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of twisting the facts about Governor Ademola Adeleke’s encounter with President Bola Tinubu at the South West Summit held at Akure, Ondo State.
Adeleke was alleged to have attacked Tinubu at the event.
Reacting to the allegation laid against the governor by the Osun APC’s spokesperson, Kola Olabisi, the PDP debunked the claim, describing it as a malicious story and Olabisi’s figment of imagination.
The PDP, in a statement issued by its Director of Media, Hezekiah Bamiji, slammed the APC Spokesperson for peddling falsehood against Adeleke.
It held that there was no iota of truth in the allegation while labelling Olabisi and ingrate who had over time benefitted from the Adeleke family.
The PDP noted that there was no time Adeleke or his representative attacked Tinubu at the Akure summit.
It also frowned at what was described as feeble attempt to twist an open speech about Osun experience especially with respect to handling of local government elections and fund.
“Throughout the speech at Akure, there was never an attack on Mr President but details about what Osun state is passing through within the context of intergovernmental relations.
“The gathering was an assemblage of Yoruba leaders and the theme of the summit was relations between the center and the subnational levels.
“The presentation presented details of efforts of Osun government to deepen relationship with the center and listed areas of positive outcomes and zones of complication.
“The speech was a factual presentation of what Osun is experiencing in the hands of some APC politicians who severally vowed to rig the 2026 polls.
“The speech went further to advocates protection and respect for the Constitution. It equally advised against maltreatment of Osun because of political considerations.
“We find it reprehensible for a supposed mouthpiece of the opposition to concert falsehood against the Adelekes, his former benefactor”, the statement read.
The Osun PDP reiterated that the governor has deep respect for Tinubu.
It maintained that discussing issue of governance as it affects Osun State at a summit of respected leaders of the South West does not translate to an attack on the President.
“We urge the public to discontenance the fake news of an ingrate. Governor Adeleke has never disparaged Mr President, not just as matter of mere governmental protocols, but a deep seated respect from a younger sibling of the same race with the President and enshrined in the values of a Yoruba man”, the statement concluded.