The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has emphasized that the defeat of Dino Melaye, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Kogi State gubernatorial election, should serve as a cautionary tale for Governor Ademola Adeleke.
Reports indicate that Melaye faced defeat in the 2023 Kogi gubernatorial election, where the APC’s Usman Ahmed Ododo emerged victorious. Governor Adeleke served as the campaign chairman for the PDP during the election.
In an official statement signed by the Osun APC chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, he characterized Melaye’s defeat as the political demystification of Adeleke.
The statement conveyed, “The Kogi State gubernatorial election results should serve as a metaphorical mirror for Adeleke, reflecting his political emptiness.
With Melaye’s defeat, the PDP gubernatorial candidate, the outcome in Kogi State this year might mirror the scenario in Osun State’s 2026 governorship election”
Lawal elucidated that Adeleke unintentionally brought political misfortune to Kogi State, having been overestimated by the national leadership of the PDP, who appointed him as the campaign chairman.
“It’s now evident that those who believed Adeleke possessed a tested election strategy, one that secured victories for him and his party in recent Osun elections, will realize that the upstart governor relied mainly on luck.
He escaped consequences despite committing misconduct in those elections, leveraging compromised security agents and political tactics to manipulate the will of the electorate.
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