Osun guber: You shouldn’t have left PDP for Accord – Okolugbo to Adeleke

A former Special Adviser to the Senate President and public affairs analyst, Kenny Okolugbo, has said that Governor Ademola Adeleke, should not have left the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for Accord, saying the move has become disadvantageous.

DAILY POST reports that Governor Adeleke departed from the PDP citing unresolved leadership crisis within the party’s national framework, which resulted in significant factional divisions, legal ambiguities and contradictory court decisions. 

He subsequently joined Accord Party to establish a stable foundation for his re-election campaign.

He pointed to the continuous turmoil, factional disputes, and institutional instability at the national level of the PDP.

But speaking on Arise TV on Sunday, Okolugbo pointed out that “people will still vote for the PDP because the party is on the ballot, and he could lose some of those votes.

“If I were him, I would have left the PDP for the ADC because he would have had a greater advantage over the APC. I think he didn’t play that political move well.”

Speaking further, the political analyst said that the Osun Government should have immediately challenged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over the claim of suspicious withdrawal of funds from the state’s accounts.

He added, “The President didn’t say what the EFCC had done was wrong. He was clearly saying that the optics were concerning because it was just 10 days to the election.

“In my opinion, the Osun State Government should have responded by seeking clarification from the EFCC and providing explanations for the withdrawals that had been flagged as suspicious. The governor had said he knew there would be a restriction on the accounts, which suggests he had prior information.”

The Osun State governorship election has been scheduled for August 15, 2026. The ruling Accord Party will battle it out with the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the African Democratic Congress, ADC, as the major contenders.