The Governor made this known in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, described the report purporting he was planning to join ADC as “A calculated attempt by those afraid of the Governor’s soaring acceptability to create confusion and uncertainty in the minds of the people of Osun state.”

Adeleke and the leadership caucus of PDP also declared support for the reelection of President Bola Tinubu in the year 2027.

The move, however, fell through, with Adeleke saying some forces prevented him from joining the APC.

Subsequently pledged to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party and contest the next governorship poll on the platform of the party.

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Recently, fresh insinuations, however, emerged that Adeleke was planning to join ADC, due to the disagreement between the two contending forces fighting over control of the national leadership of the PDP.

But while reacting to the insinuations in the statement, Adeleke’s spokesperson further said, “Our attention has been drawn to a report that Governor Ademola Adeleke is planning to join the African Democratic Congress, ADC.

Source: Punch