The political landscape in Osun State has witnessed a major realignment as Moshood Adeoti, the former Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and long-time ally of ex-Governor Rauf Aregbesola, has reportedly withdrawn his allegiance from Aregbesola’s camp and is now considering a return to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Adeoti’s decision follows his formal exit from the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the party he and Aregbesola’s faction recently joined, amid strong internal disagreement over the party’s rumored plan to hand the 2026 governorship ticket to former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Najeem Salam.
Adeoti’s current move marks his third major shift in political affiliation since 2018.
He had initially dumped the APC to contest the 2018 governorship election on the platform of the African Democratic Party (ADP), polling 49,745 votes. He subsequently returned to the APC in 2020 amid the deepening feud between Aregbesola and his successor, Adegboyega Oyetola.
However, in the lead-up to the 2022 gubernatorial election, Adeoti once again aligned with Aregbesola, emerging as his preferred aspirant, before joining him and other loyalists in the ADC following their expulsion from the APC.
The Nation gathered on Thursday that Adeoti may be heading back to the APC, as top leaders within the party are aggressively wooing him following his exit from the ADC.
A source close to Adeoti confirmed the intense political jostling: “Leaders of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and by extension associates of Governor Ademola Adeleke have been romancing our leader (Adeoti), but I can confirm that he prefers APC because they are giving him close marking.”
Corroborating the development, the Secretary of the Osun State APC, Kamoru Alao, confirmed that negotiations are ongoing.
“The party leadership is still talking with Adeoti. We are on course,” Alao stated.
Efforts to reach Adeoti for official confirmation remained abortive as he did not respond to calls or messages at the time of filing this report.