Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has expressed confidence in winning the August 8, 2026, governorship election, declaring that his popularity and performance will guarantee his re-election.
Speaking with journalists on Thursday after his screening at the National Campaign Organisation Committee (NCOC) Secretariat in Maitama, Abuja, Adeleke said he had performed “wonderfully well” and was confident that the people of Osun would return him for a second term.
The governor, who was screened and cleared by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the party’s Legacy House in Abuja ahead of the 2026 primary election, said his achievements in office had endeared him to the electorate.
“It is because I have performed wonderfully well. There is something called fact-checking; as journalists, you should fact-check, and you will discover that I have done so well. My people are happy with me, and that is why they want me to continue,” he said.
On whether he feared the influence of the ‘federal might’ of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Adeleke dismissed such concerns, insisting that his popularity was enough to secure victory.
“I am very popular. Everywhere you go, you hear people call me Imole — say Imole! So, I am not afraid of federal might. The President knows my election comes before the general elections, and he will not want to mess anything up,” the governor stated confidently.
(Guardian)