Ahead of the 2026 gubernatorial poll in Osun, former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Honourable Timothy Owoeye, on Wednesday, declared that the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is not for sale.
He alleged that the incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke was being haunted by the fear of the unknown over the imminent loss of the August 8, 2026, governorship poll, saying the development informed his discreet moves to decamp to the APC.
Speaking during a press conference organised by the Osun State chapter of the APC in Osogbo, Owoeye stated, “I’m saying this categorically that the APC ticket is not for sale. As a matter of fact, as of today, we don’t see Adeleke as a member or part of the APC as a party. Let me be sincere with you, the APC in Osun is the party to beat.
“I want to tell you that if not because of the fear of the unknown that is disturbing the Adeleke family and the PDP, they wouldn’t have been showing the intention of coming to the APC. We have been saying this time without number that APC in Osun, if not because of the brigandage that followed the 2022 election and that of 2023, we shouldn’t have had PDP as elected officials across the state.
“Now that the Adeleke family has seen that their tenure is already terminated, come August 08, 2026, we are driving away the PDP from the Osun government, and we want to appeal to our people to remain calm. There is no space for PDP or Adeleke in the APC.
“I want to liken the story of Adeleke to a biblical harlot. The two of them gave birth to a child; one slept on her own, and the other died, and at the end of the day, the other harlot wanted the child alive to be divided into two.”
Commenting on the withholding of the monthly allocation of local government councils, he added, “Let’s wait and see. I want to tell you that the APC has the government at the local level, and he who pays the piper dictates the tune. Inasmuch as the APC has the power at the local level, they should definitely be given the money. Let’s wait and see what will happen in the next few days.
“If they had the local government, they should have allowed the local government to go to court. What we are talking about is a financial matter, and somebody is going to court on behalf of others.
“Osun local government allocations are not withheld; it is undergoing processes, and for someone to say it is being withheld, they are being economical with the truth. They are not telling the truth to the public. That is why they are not joining the CBN in the suit. They know the truth will come out if they join the CBN in the suit.”