The Osun State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted the lawmaker representing Ede-North/Ede-South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal Constituency, Bamidele Salam, over his recent remarks on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the party’s governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, describing his comments as misleading and ill-informed.

Recall that, Salam, while featuring on Channels Television, described the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the August 15 gubernatorial election, Oyebamiji, popularly known as, AMBO, as a ‘weakling’, who will not win his local government in the poll.

Reacting to this in a statement issued by the party’s Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, the APC said Salam’s remarks were borne out of political anxiety and fear of defeat ahead of the forthcoming governorship election.

“It was uncharitable of Salam to have described our well-read, witty, workaholic and highly cerebral governorship candidate as a weakling who will not be able to win his federal constituency during the forthcoming election,” the statement said.

The party maintained that Oyebamiji has demonstrated competence and capacity in both public and private service, stressing that opposition criticism would not derail its preparations for the poll.

The APC also defended the appointment of Wole Oke as Director-General of its governorship campaign committee, describing it as a strategic move aimed at strengthening its electoral prospects.

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On concerns surrounding the redeployment of electoral officials, the party noted that transfers within the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are routine administrative processes.

“There is an issue if it is beyond the comprehension of a supposed lawmaker that the transfer of any civil or public servant under which the Independent National Electoral Commission falls is a routine and internal arrangement.

“There’s more to the Accord Party members’ reaction over the transfer of the Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) to Ondo State than meets the eye, with allegations being discussed publicly about an exchange of N500 million gratification for an illegal electoral mission ahead of the governorship election.

“There’s no way someone having blood running in his vein would know about the metaphorical date of his political death without concern, regardless of bravery.

“It is strange and disheartening that Salam could compare the highly resourceful President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with the visibly unproductive Governor Ademola Adeleke over the alleged combination of ministries. The difference between them is like that of the sky and the ground,” the statement added.

The party expressed confidence in its campaign, insisting that no amount of criticism from political opponents would prevent its candidate from emerging victorious in the August 15, 2026 governorship election.