Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has denied establishing a separate presidential campaign council outside the one inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu, with Governor Ademola Adeleke appointed as the state coordinator.
The party said it remained committed to working with Governor Adeleke to secure victory for Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election, dismissing reports suggesting the creation of a parallel campaign structure.
The Osun APC Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, disclosed this in a press statement issued on Wednesday.
According to the party, “the separate committee recently constituted in the state was exclusively established to coordinate campaigns for APC candidates contesting national and state legislative elections.”
It explained that the committee, known as the Parliamentary Campaign Committee, was headed by the party’s governorship candidate in the last election, Bola Oyebamiji, popularly known as AMBO, as its Director-General.
The APC said there was no justification for establishing another presidential campaign committee when Governor Adeleke had already been appointed to coordinate President Tinubu’s campaign in Osun State.
“Nothing could have warranted our party to inaugurate a parallel presidential election campaign committee when it is in the public domain that Governor Adeleke has been appointed the campaign committee coordinator,” the statement said.
The party expressed appreciation to the governor for his willingness to work with other political parties towards securing more than 1.5 million votes for Tinubu in the forthcoming presidential election.
“We have said it times without number that we are grateful to Governor Adeleke for his demonstrated resolve to lead the campaign for our presidential candidate, and that we are ready and willing as a party to work with him,” Olabisi stated.
The APC also cited the rally held last Saturday at Nelson Mandela Park, Osogbo, as evidence of its commitment to collaborating with the governor to secure Tinubu’s electoral victory.
It urged individuals allegedly attempting to create divisions within the political alliance to desist, warning against actions capable of generating rancour and disunity.
“Our appeal is to the agents of evil machination to desist from trying to bring rancour, division and disunity to the rainbow coalition, which is evidently yielding bountiful results,” the statement added.
The party clarified that Oyebamiji remained the Director-General of its parliamentary campaign organisation while also participating in efforts to promote Tinubu’s achievements and mobilise more than 1.5 million votes for the President.
The Osun APC also acknowledged some members of its State Executive Committee who reportedly complained about the omission of their names from the campaign committee list circulated on social media, noting that only four of the 35 executive members were excluded.
It said their reaction demonstrated their willingness to participate actively in the Oyebamiji-led parliamentary campaign council.