From Bamigbola Gbolagunte, Akure
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Osun State has declared that the state deserves a better governor than the incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke in 2026.
The party said the current pitiable condition of Osun State should be a source of concern to every indigene.
The party said: “There should be a better replacement for a change of hand if truly Osun State will reclaim its leading position among the comity of states.”
The state chairman of the party, Dr. Tosin Odeyemi, in a statement, noted that “the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke is nothing but a double jeopardy for the state’s wheel of progress.”
He said: “Governance has been reduced to jamboree as the state is now being governed by three governors; they have a ceremonial governor, an administrative governor and a technical governor.
“To worsen the matter, those that surround Adeleke are bootlickers, who are not interested in working for the progress of Osun but what they will amass for personal gains.
“Some of the Governor’s aides that are ready to work were not put in the right places where their contributions will be meaningful so as not to outshine their boss.
“Expectations were high when PDP was about to take over from the APC in 2018, more so, when they had a candidate that people believed is well-to-do enough to help the state in all ramifications.
“But, the reverse is the case now. So many promises left unfulfilled. The ruling party is fighting from all fronts as if they are the opposition instead of facing real governance.
“Our collective money is being spent on uncountable aides the state government is rolling out employment letters to everyday, in the last two years.
“Local government administration has been grounded for almost two months now. Yet, the state government is not seeing any reason to tell the truth about the whole matter.
“Billions of Naira is being earmarked for infrastructural plans despite the fact that many of these projects have been captured in this year’s budget. For how long are we going to deceive ourselves.
“For us in the NNPP, we strongly believe that the state deserves better. We deserve a leader with vast knowledge of governance, an overall leader that knows everything about anything anytime any day. Osun deserves better than the present governor.
“Osun needs to be delivered from the shackles of those political parties we have tested but not trusted. We need to rise above political sentiment.
“Let’s work together for a better and brighter Osun. Political parties should come together to support the best in 2026. It is about the prosperity of our dear state as history will never forgive us if we get it wrong this time again.
“NNPP is credible and sincere. We will present a candidate that will make the state proud; an encompassing candidate,” Odeyemi added.