Ahead of the 2027 elections, the Spokesperson of the Ademola Adeleke Governorship Campaign Council, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has vowed to defeat Oluwole Oke again in the next election.
Olajengbesi, who is the Accord Party candidate for the Oriade/Obokun federal constituency, said he defeated Oke in the last Osun State governorship election and would repeat the feat in 2027.
Oke, a member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, represents Oriade/Obokun federal constituency in the House of Representatives and is seeking another term.
Olajengbesi, a legal practitioner and activist, said in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday that Oke would not return to the Green Chamber in 2027.
He said, “I defeated Oluwole Oke in the Osun State governorship election. In Oriade, Accord got 21,343 votes, while APC had 14,863. In Obokun, Accord had 12,023, while APC scored 16,120. The total votes for Accord was 33,366 while APC had 30,983, defeating him with 2,383 votes margin. The LGA figures also matches the published Osun governorship results released by INEC.
“My ambition rests on several strategic arguments, shifting political dynamics, and grassroots narratives. I’m a necessary intervention against political monopoly. Wole Oke has held the Green Chamber seat since 2003. A 24-year continuous recycling of leadership has stagnant ideas and stifled the growth of our constituency.
“About a quarter-century in office by a single individual is undemocratic, Obokun/Oriade constituency deserves fresh representation. Oke had previously pleaded with me and other constituency leaders to allow him to run a final time, promising to back me in 2027. He betrayed us and reneged on the agreement. This is the height of greed. In 2027, I will not surrender to him. I am a child of necessity.”
Olajengbesi said the previous election results showed that his Accord Party had defeated Oke’s APC in Oriade/Obokun by 2,383 votes.
He maintained that the result had strengthened his resolve to challenge Oke for the federal constituency seat in 2027.
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