Basiru congratulates Adeleke @ 65, dares to succeed him  

Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru, National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State on his 65 birthday, daring to unseat and succeed the incumbent in the Osun State governorship election.

Congratulating Adeleke at 65, Ajibola Basiru revealed he is aspiring for the APC governorship ticket in Osun, to succeed Governor Adeleke, saying the incumbent lacks the capacity to lead the state to prosperity.

Basiru declared in the statement: “While we salute him on his birthday, we like to remind him that Sen. Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru Ph.D is contesting to unseat him because of the obvious lapses he has noticed in the current administration in our dear state.

“The governance of our dear state cannot continue to be entrusted in the hands of someone like Governor Adeleke. We need a governor with idea and who is surrounded by development-driven individuals. He cannot continue to use few days in Osun and the other remaining days outside.

“We would have pardoned his frequent travels if he had capable hands to leave the administration with but no. We have, together with our principal, consulted widely and that is why he has thrown his hat in the ring. He wants to salvage the plight of our people.

“One does not need anyone to say it to know that Osun’s agricultural sector is almost dead. Nothing seems to be working under the current administration. No single company has been established or opened under this current tenure. Tourism in Osun is at its lowest patronage.

“Our educational sector has nosedived. What do we expect when teachers are sacked and not replaced. The health sector is nothing to write home about. The money accrued to the state in the last 30months has been spent recklessly. The state government should publicly come out to tell the people how their funds are spent.

“A good leader doesn’t take the people to where they want, he takes them to where they ought to be. Our state is fast losing the gains of the past. So while we wish him all the best life can offer, we like to remind him that Sen. Basiru is contesting to unseat him. And we know the outgoing governor would be proud of his successor when he takes over from him in 2026.”

The statement clarified that Basiru is not nursing any ill feelings against the Governor, saying “we want to join the good people of Osun Stare to celebrate our governor and brother, His Excellency, Sen. Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke, as he clocked 65. For us, we nurse no hatred against him, especially, as he celebrates his birthday. So, we congratulate him. The politics we are all involved in is because of the betterment of our state.

“Being a knowledgeable people and apart from the fact that our principal is a lawyer by profession who adheres to the tenets of democracy, we don’t see politics as a do-or-die affair. When Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke defeated us in the last election, we respected the people’s wish”.