By Mercy Aikoye
The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has knocks the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s confidence ahead of the August 15 governorship election in Osun State, insisting that Governor Ademola Adeleke’s performance in office will secure him another term despite the opposition’s planned deployment of political heavyweights.
The Council was reacting to remarks by the APC National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda, who reportedly likened the party’s political strength to a “trailer” and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to a “Keke Napep,” while expressing confidence that the APC would defeat the incumbent governor.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Chairman of the Media and Publicity Committee of the Imole Campaign Council, Hon. Bamidele Salam, described the comparison as an expression of political arrogance and evidence that the APC leadership does not understand the political realities in Osun State.
Salam argued that elections are determined by the electorate rather than the number of governors, National Assembly members and other political office holders a party can assemble for campaigns.
According to him, the people of Osun are capable of making independent decisions based on the performance of the government and would not allow political figures from outside the state to determine their electoral choice.
He maintained that the August 15 governorship election would be decided by Governor Adeleke’s record in office, which he said includes achievements in road infrastructure, healthcare, education, workers’ welfare, water supply, agriculture and youth empowerment.
The campaign council further alleged that the APC governorship candidate, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, lacks the popularity to mobilise voters independently, claiming that the opposition’s reliance on prominent party figures from outside Osun reflected weakness rather than strength.
The Council urged the APC to shift its campaign from political rhetoric to issue-based engagement by presenting its programmes and policies to the electorate instead of relying on what it described as exaggerated claims about political structures and external mobilisation.
