Guber Poll: Osun does not need entertainer but CEO — Presidency

The Presidency has said that Osun State does not need an entertainer but a Chief Executive Officer, CEO, to pilot the affairs of the state and its people.

Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, stated this in a post on X on Wednesday.

Ajayi revealed his support for the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the state governorship election, Bola Oyebamiji.

His statement came against the backdrop of a town hall meeting organised by Arise TV for candidates contesting the election scheduled for August 15, 2026.

DAILY POST reports that the APC candidate is contesting against Najeem Salam of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and incumbent governor, Ademola Adeleke, of the Accord Party.

Reacting to the debate, Ajayi said, “That is a useful way to look at the Osun election. The state is not recruiting an entertainer, a professional campaigner or a permanent opposition politician, but a CEO.

“It is recruiting a chief executive to manage a financially constrained public enterprise called Osun State. On the evidence of what I saw at the town hall, Oyebamiji made the stronger case that he understands that job.

“If the exercise is judged strictly on policy articulation, command of facts, fiscal realism and evidence of managerial competence, I will candidly say Oyebamiji came out ahead. He appeared to understand government as a management responsibility rather than merely a platform for political performance.”