What Osun people told me about Adeleke in 21 local governments – Oyebamiji

By Isa Isawade

A former Commissioner for Finance in Osun State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the August 15, 2026 Governorship Election, Asiwaju Munirudeen Oyebamiji, has revealed what Osun residents in 21 local governments he claimed to have visited told him about Governor Ademola Adeleke and their desire to have a change.

Oyebamiji said this at the Arise TV 2026 Osun Governorship Town hall held at Aurio Events, Osogbo on Tuesday where candidates of different political parties fielded questions from panelists and the audience on their manifestoes.

Oyebamiji, who was the fourth to mount the stage said residents in 21 local government areas he visited for not less than three times in the course of his electioneering campaign expressed disgust with the incumbent Adeleke administration in the state and readiness to dislodge the dancing governor.

The former Managing Director of National Inland Waterways was responding to a question regarding insinuations from some quarters that he was relying on ‘federal might’ to win the election.

He said: “I have visited twenty plus one local government areas of Osun three times. Nobody has ever done that. And the response has been overwhelming. Everybody said that they were ready to dislodge this government that is doing nothing and ready to enthrone good governance. I have to go round again. We appointed twenty canvassers from each unit. I had to go round the local governments to inaugurate the canvassers. They were charged. They were motivated and they were encouraged. You can see that our people are ready to take government from the dancing governor.

“After that, I consulted with the kabiyesis, the community leaders, the artisans, the iyalojas, the babalojas and even the civil servants. I became convinced beyond reasonable doubt that our people in Osun are ready for a change. By the special grace of God, I am coming in as the governor of Osun, come 15th of August 2026. It’s not by any national power, not by federal might. It is by the people. In the last two weeks, I have been endorsed by almost 42 sectors and groups. The private enterprises and even the civil servants have endorsed me. Just yesterday, I was with the NURTW, the Ajegunle Spare parts Market people and so many others. The women, men, youths and all other groups of people endorsed Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji to take over the government of Osun State.”

The APC candidate said core areas of his manifesto were food security, education and health, adding that the health sector in Osun State is in shambles.

Other parties and candidates who featured in the programme include Governor Ademola Adeleke of Accord; Mr Olajide Esan of the African Action Congress (AAC), and Dr Najeem Salaam of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Anchor of the programme was Dr Ruben Abati. Panelists were the renowned public commentator and journalist, Dr Lasisi Olagunju; Dr Festus Adebayo; Mrs Titilope Ajiboye, and Fasuba.

The Town hall centered around the subjects of economy, job creation, infrastructure, agriculture, security and governance.