Osun APC Knocks Adeleke’s Three-Year Tenure, Says State Drifting Toward Governance Breakdown

 

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a swipe at Governor Ademola Adeleke’s three-year stewardship, accusing his administration of mismanaging resources, undermining key institutions, and plunging the state into deeper socio-economic distress.

Speaking at a press briefing at the party’s secretariat in Osogbo, APC Chairman Tajudeen Lawal—represented by the Director of Media, Kola Olabisi—said the state has recorded what he described as “a reversal of development,” despite increased federal allocations under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Lawal alleged that the Adeleke-led government has abandoned critical sectors such as education, health, agriculture, security, and transportation, preferring projects that “easily attract public funds,” including flyovers and roads he claimed were “needless, poorly conceptualised, and failing basic engineering standards.”

He further accused the governor of nepotism, claiming that nearly all ongoing infrastructure projects are concentrated in Adeleke’s hometown, with political appointments allegedly dominated by family members and associates—an agenda the APC described as “Ede-nisation” of governance.

According to Lawal, the state is sliding toward systemic failure, with local government administration grounded for nearly a year and the judiciary crippled by a lingering strike. He said the resulting institutional paralysis has left citizens without essential democratic and legal services.

“Detainees are languishing without trial; survivors of domestic violence have no access to justice; businesses cannot enforce contracts. What we have today is a breakdown of the rule of law—an abnormality no democracy can survive,” he said.

He faulted the Adeleke government for operating “as though all is well,” insisting that the absence of functional local councils and a non-operational judiciary breaches the 1999 Constitution and undermines governance.

Lawal also criticised the administration for what he called the wasteful use of nearly ₦1 trillion in revenue within 36 months without corresponding development. He lamented the lack of a public transport system, housing projects, or meaningful employment in the education and health sectors.

The APC chairman alleged that 1,500 teachers and thousands of health workers recruited by the previous administration were unjustly dismissed, while over 32,000 teaching job applicants were reportedly defrauded.

He added that unprecedented fee hikes in state-owned tertiary institutions and crises in traditional institutions—such as the Owa of Igbajo and Aree of Iree—reflected deeper governance failures.

“In all ramifications, the Adeleke administration has been catastrophic for Osun,” Lawal declared. “It has dragged the state backward by decades. Only a genuinely progressive and performance-driven leadership can rescue Osun from this downward spiral.”