By Olajide Idowu
A political group, Osun Leaders of Thought (OLT), has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Ademola Adeleke to enter into an agreement of mutual support ahead of the 2027 general election.
“We call on Mr President and the governor to enter into a mutual supportive agreement. Nothing like defection should be included,” the group said in a statement issued by its Chief of Public Affairs, Mr Adesola Adigun, in Osogbo on Friday.
The group obviously issued the statement in reaction to current gale of defection by politicians from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
But the group, urged Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun not to defect to the APC.
According to the group, rather than leaving the (PDP), Adeleke should fully support the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in 2027.
It said the statement was issued in response to the raging agreement of defection and coalition formation in the state.
According to the group, the mounting of pressure on Adeleke to leave PDP for APC is ill-advised and unnecessary.
It called on the governor to remain in the PDP and continue his good work for the good people of the state.
“We proceed to call on the governor to support the re-election of Mr President.
“President Tinubu’s ancestral state is Osun, and we have a duty to support our son, no matter the situation.
“We call on the governor to sustain his support for Mr President; it must be done as a matter of duty,” it said.
According to the group, the governor should not leave the party because he is a brand with huge street credibility and a huge command of the electorate in Osun.
“To win Osun, Adeleke’s brand is a must for the president without dilution,” it said.
It said that a deal was the most politically appropriate action within the context of Osun politics.
“We speak on behalf of many silent leaders of thought across Osun State,” said the group.
(NAN)
