Former Governor of Osun State and National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has dismissed reports that the party and its governorship candidate, Rt. Hon. Dr. Najeem Folasayo Salaam, have withdrawn from the forthcoming Osun State governorship election or entered into an alliance with another political party.
Aregbesola described the reports as false, unfounded and misleading, urging members of the public to disregard them.
He spoke on Saturday at a solidarity rally held in Ejigbo, Osun State, to celebrate the 61st birthday of Salaam and reaffirm support for his candidacy.
The former governor said the ADC remained firmly committed to the governorship contest, stressing that the party had neither withdrawn from the election nor entered into any alliance with another political party.
According to him, the party has built a formidable political structure founded on progressive ideals, principles and traditions, making it unnecessary for the ADC to abandon its electoral ambition.
