The media team of Hon. Busayo Oluwole Oke, member representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has dismissed reports suggesting that the lawmaker is nursing an ambition to become Speaker of the House, describing the claims as fabricated political narratives designed to mislead the public.
The team, through its Senior Media Aide, Omolebi-Sunday Segun Tunde, said Oke had neither publicly declared nor privately initiated discussions about contesting for the position, insisting that the lawmaker remained committed to the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
In a press statement dated November 9, 2026, and titled Setting the Record Straight: Separating Political Facts from Manufactured Narratives and Baseless Speculations, the media aide accused the Political Organisation of Concerned Obokun (POCO) of spreading misinformation in a publication authored by Sodiq Lawal.
According to the statement, attempts to portray Oke as pursuing the Speakership position and planning to undermine President Tinubu were based on assumptions rather than verifiable facts.
The team maintained that although the possibility of Oke aspiring to the position might have featured in political discussions within the party in the past, such conversations had been taken out of context and presented as a current political ambition.
It challenged those making the allegations to provide evidence of when Oke declared his intention, whom he had approached or which political meetings he had attended to negotiate the alleged ambition.
The statement further described as contradictory the attempt by POCO to portray Oke as lacking the political capacity for higher office while repeatedly making him the subject of its publications.
It added that the lawmaker’s political priority remained the electoral success of five APC candidates in the 2027 election cycle.
They include President Tinubu, who is seeking re-election; Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi for Osun East Senatorial District; Oke for Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency; Prof. Ifemidayo Andrew Akinmoladun for Oriade State Constituency; and Folahan Adeniyi Samuel for Obokun State Constituency.
The media team also reaffirmed its loyalty to the APC and President Tinubu, describing the party as a political family that should accommodate new entrants, strategic alliances and diverse interests.
It argued that party membership alone should not be regarded as the sole measure of political relevance, stressing the importance of commitment, competence, loyalty and electoral value.
The statement accused Oke’s critics of concentrating more on attacking the lawmaker than presenting the programmes, achievements and legislative agenda of their preferred candidate.
It urged political actors in Obokun/Oriade to prioritise issue-based campaigns, constructive engagement and development-oriented discussions rather than what it described as character assassination and manufactured controversies.
The team also expressed confidence in Oke’s political standing, saying his legislative experience, constituency engagements and political identity could be independently assessed by the electorate.
It, however, maintained that the ultimate decision on who represents the constituency in 2027 rests with the people, not campaign spokespersons or political commentators.
The statement concluded that Oke would remain focused on constituency engagement, grassroots mobilisation and the collective electoral success of the APC, insisting that the lawmaker would not be distracted by what it described as unnecessary political attacks.