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• TICC alleges plot to manipulate Saturday election
…As APGA candidate steps down, endorses Oyebamiji
From Lateef Dada, Osogbo
The Imole Campaign Council (TICC), which is driving the re-election bid of Governor Ademola Adeleke under the Accord Party, strongly condemned the arrest of the Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation in Osun State, Hon. Mayowa Adejoorin.
The council alleged that 62 members of the party are currently facing detention across various facilities nationwide.
TICC spokesperson Pelumi Olajengbesi asserted that the detention of Accord Party members will not prevent the defeat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the upcoming August 15 governorship election.
Olajengbesi described the manner of the commissioner’s arrest as deeply disturbing.
“We consider what happened to Hon. Adejoorin is nothing short of a bandit-like abduction carried out under the cover of police authority.
“We are deeply concerned that these arrests may be connected to an attempt to create an environment conducive to electoral manipulation in Ijesaland ahead of the August 15 governorship election,” Olajengbesi said.
He further claimed that Hon. Adejoorin was targeted solely because he rebuffed overtures to defect to the APC.
“Hon. Mayowa was approached to support the APC, but he refused, and he was subsequently arrested. These are very serious allegations that deserve immediate explanation and investigation,” Olajengbesi said.
Vowing strong political resistance, the TICC spokesperson declared that the APC chairman would not secure a single vote and that the APC governorship candidate would lose his polling unit.
He urged the residents of Obokun to reject intimidation and abuse of power at the ballot box, maintaining that no citizen should be harassed on account of their political affiliation.
The campaign council demanded the immediate and unconditional release of Hon. Adejoorin, stating that there is no lawful or credible basis for his continued detention.
Osun State Police Command confirmed the arrest.
The command’s spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, stated that police operatives were immediately deployed to the scene of an incident in Ilesa.
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He said the area was cordoned off, and several exhibits, including expanded cartridges and Amotekun personnel caps, were recovered.
“Immediately the incident was reported, our personnel moved to the scene, cordoned off the area before some exhibit were recovered which included expanded cartridges, Amotekun personnel caps.
“Also, Mr Adejoorin was arrested at the scene and has been taken to the command for questioning as part of the investigation process,” Ojelabi added. He said the police are gathering information on the incident.
Meanwhile, the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has officially declared its support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Hon. Bola Oyebamiji, ahead of the August 15 election.
APGA’s gubernatorial candidate for the poll, Prince Adesina Adeyemi-Doro, announced his decision to step down and throw his weight behind Oyebamiji during a political gathering in Osogbo yesterday.
According to Adeyemi-Doro, the move followed extensive consultations with the party’s executives and members across the state.
“I am here today to declare publicly to the good people of Osun State our allegiance, support, and collaboration as we join His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji, and the All Progressives Congress.
“I have been watching the candidates closely, and after wide consultations with my state chairman, secretary, and other senior members of the party, we have reached an alignment. At the end of the day, we are all progressives. We look forward to a situation where, by the special grace of God, we will deliver Osun State to our governor, Oyebamiji,” he stated.
In his response, Hon. Oyebamiji expressed deep appreciation for the endorsement, assuring the defecting APGA members that they would be fully integrated into his administration if elected.
“Thank you so much. I appreciate this, and I want to assure you that we will work together to rescue Osun State from the current bad government. Your people will be taken care of,” Oyebamiji pledged.
“I am glad about this development, and we will also reach out to other parties so that we can join hands together to build a greater Osun State.”
Also speaking at the event, Ambassador Issah Adedotun Niniola, the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Protocol to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, described the political alignment as a major milestone.
He noted that the development is a clear indicator that the APC is poised for victory in both the upcoming August 15 governorship election and the 2027 presidential poll.
“Let me commend Prince Adeyemi-Doro for this bold step,” Niniola remarked. “This will not only lead to the victory of Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji in the August 15 election, but it will also boost the chances of our dear father, President Bola Tinubu, in 2027. The APC is the party to beat, and this shows that people are in tune with the Renewed Hope initiatives of Mr. President,” Niniola said.
