With less than a month to the August 15 governorship election in Osun State, the campaign council of Governor Ademola Adeleke has launched a fresh attack on the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the party of seeking votes with promises it failed to fulfil during its years in office and insisting that its record of governance cost it the support of the electorate in 2022.
The Imole Campaign Council (TICC), in a statement issued on Saturday by its spokesperson, Pelumi Olajengbesi, said the APC’s latest campaign commitments amounted to an acknowledgment that the administration of Gboyega Oyetola,former governor left key sectors of the state’s economy and public services in decline, forcing the current administration to undertake extensive reforms.
The campaign council was reacting to remarks by the APC governorship candidate for the August 15 election, Bola Oyebamiji, who, during a campaign event in Osogbo on Thursday, promised equitable development and other reforms if elected.
Olajengbesi said it was ironic that the APC was campaigning on projects it failed to execute while in government.
“It is rather ironic that those who had the opportunity to govern Osun under the APC for years are now campaigning on projects they failed to deliver when they were in power,” he said.
“The promises being made today are, in many respects, an admission that the previous APC administration left critical sectors requiring urgent intervention.”
Defending the Adeleke administration’s record, Olajengbesi said the government had prioritised healthcare, education, infrastructure, workers’ welfare and economic empowerment through policies aimed at improving residents’ living standards.
He said the administration enrolled more than 24,000 pensioners and over 10,000 persons living with disabilities in the state’s health insurance scheme, cleared outstanding hazard allowance arrears owed to health workers, and rehabilitated over 200 primary healthcare centres across the state.
He also claimed the state emerged first in national primary healthcare awards in 2024 and 2025 following the interventions.
On the economy, Olajengbesi said the administration had disbursed more than N2 billion to cooperative societies and small businesses, while over 15,000 businesses received grants of N250,000 each.
He further claimed that the state reduced its domestic debt from N148 billion inherited from the previous administration to N83 billion, while external debt declined from $91 million to $75 million. He added that the government recruited over 2,000 teachers, built more than 300 classrooms, supported over 8,000 farmers and embarked on extensive road construction projects across the state.
According to the campaign council, the APC lacks the credibility to campaign on development promises after failing to deliver similar initiatives during its time in office.
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