Osun State Governor and Accord Party governorship candidate, Ademola Adeleke, has expressed confidence that he will secure victory in Saturday’s governorship election, saying the performance of his administration over the past three and a half years will earn him another term in office.
Adeleke stated this on Tuesday while participating in the ongoing ARISE News Town Hall for leading candidates in the Osun governorship election.
The Governor, who is seeking a second term, said he was not intimidated by the political strength of the opposition despite its numerical advantage at the national level.
“I am not worried that I am contesting against a party that has 34 governors; I am a bulldozer. If they like, they should bring all their governors; they are all my friends. They are not the ones to come and vote here; they can only support their party,” he said.
Adeleke said his confidence stemmed from what he described as the achievements of his administration since assuming office in 2022.
“We are confident of victory, with the job we have done in the last three and a half years,” he said.
The Governor urged residents of the state to come out peacefully on Saturday to exercise their civic responsibility and protect their votes.
He also dismissed claims that his administration lacked sufficient achievements to justify a second term, citing interventions in healthcare, road infrastructure and workers’ welfare.
According to Adeleke, his administration has upgraded and rehabilitated more than 200 primary healthcare facilities, while several roads across the state have been reconstructed and fitted with solar-powered street lighting.
“As I’m speaking to you, I not only built roads across Osun; I installed them with solar lights. This we did to provide security and enhance economic development,” he said.
Addressing allegations of vote-buying, the Governor said his administration did not have the resources to engage in such activities, noting that available funds had been directed towards supporting local government workers amid the withholding of local government allocations.
“I do not need to buy votes to win the election. I have been giving workers palliative since 2023. I believe in my work to speak for me,” he said.
Adeleke also defended his widely publicised dancing at political and public events, saying it had no bearing on his ability to govern effectively.
“I dance because in my family, we are jolly good fellows,” he said, adding that dancing and governance could coexist.
“As I am dancing, I am working. There is time for everything; there is time to dance, and there is time to work.”
The Governor further expressed confidence that voters would turn out despite security concerns surrounding the election. He urged Osun residents to vote peacefully and safeguard their ballots.
With the election only days away, Adeleke’s remarks at the Town Hall marked one of his strongest expressions of confidence in his bid for a second term, as the leading contenders intensify their final campaigns across the state.
