Osun 2026: Adeleke resolves deputy’s feud with Ife PDP
Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, has resolved the differences within the Ife Federal Constituency of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), charging all stakeholders to beware of agents of division ahead of the 2026 governorship election in the state. The reconciliation meeting was attended by the Deputy Governor, Prince Kola Adewusi; Deputy Senate Minority leader, Senator […]
Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke, has resolved the differences within the Ife Federal Constituency of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), charging all stakeholders to beware of agents of division ahead of the 2026 governorship election in the state.
The reconciliation meeting was attended by the Deputy Governor, Prince Kola Adewusi; Deputy Senate Minority leader, Senator Lere Oyewumi; State Chairman of the party, Hon Sunday Bisi; Secretary to the State Government, Hon Teslim Igbalaye; Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon Kazeem Akinleye; Chairman of the Commissioners’ Forum, Alhaji Ganiyu Olaoluwa and other party stalwarts.
Recall that some leaders of the PDP, in Ife Federal Constituency, had passed a vote of no confidence in the Deputy Governor Prince Kola Adewusi, and a former PDP National Secretary, Professor Wale Oladipo, over alleged anti-party activities.
The PDP leaders also urged Governor Adeleke to replace his deputy on the grounds that he (Adewusi) does not have the backing of party supporters in Ife land.
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But speaking during the meeting, Adeleke described the disagreement as a product of communication gap and deliberate efforts of some external forces to sow seeds of discord within the party, commending the leaders for their openness and brotherhood.
Adeleke, according to a statement on Sunday by his spokesman, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, said, “Throughout this meeting today, I see Ile Ife PDP very truly united. I listened to all the leaders here and I clearly see a communication gap among the leaders. There is also a strong sign of an outsider plot to divide Ife PDP.
“Now that we have seen the root of the matter, I charge us to get back to work. Our administration has done so much for Ife land and we are still going to do more.
“Ile Ife is a PDP territory. Go back and sustain the tempo. I commend the elders and leaders, the senatorial leader, the local party chairmen, the elected party chairmen, party chiefs and operatives. Go back and continue working for the victory of the party.”
Earlier, the PDP chairman, Hon Sunday Bisi, said “We are glad that all issues have been ironed out. It is the resolution of this meeting that all statutory meetings for party mobilisation should reconvene and all party members and leaders should decisively frown at any act capable of misinterpretation as anti-party activity.”