Osun APC leaders dismiss monarch's endorsement of Adeleke

By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Iree, Boripe Local Government Area of Osun State, have distanced the community from the recent endorsement of Governor Ademola Adeleke for a second term by the Aree of Iree, Oba Muritala Oyelakin.

The monarch had, alongside some community leaders, endorsed the governor during a visit to the Government House.

However, in a statement signed by APC leaders, including the Chairman of Boripe North LCDA, Mr. Hammed Omoniyi; the Oluomo of Ireeland, Barrister Yinka Adeojo; former Commissioner for Local Government, Prince Adebayo Adeleke (BANIK); and former Boripe APC Chairman, Debo Ajeigbe, the party described the endorsement as a personal decision that did not reflect the views of the wider Iree community.

The APC leaders said the endorsement was not the outcome of a broad consultation with stakeholders, adding that organisations such as the Iree Progressive Association (IPA) were not involved in the decision.