Oath-Taking for Votes: Adeleke's Desperation Confirms Imminent Defeat — Osun APC Campaign Council

The Osun State All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council has expressed deep concern over the disturbing videos currently circulating on social media showing groups of citizens being made to swear oaths of allegiance to support and vote for Governor Ademola Adeleke and the Accord Party in the forthcoming August 15 governorship election in Osun State.

This latest dimension of vote-buying is not only dastardly and crude but also morally reprehensible. It represents a dangerous descent into political desperation and an affront to the democratic values that guarantee every citizen the freedom to vote according to their conscience without coercion, intimidation or manipulation.

The emergence of these videos has further confirmed what is already obvious to every discerning observer---that Governor Ademola Adeleke has seen the unmistakable handwriting of defeat on the wall. Having failed to convince the people with his record in office, he has now resorted to frightening vulnerable citizens into pledging supernatural allegiance in a desperate bid to retain power.

It is indeed tragic that after almost four years in office, a government that has impoverished and pauperized thousands of Osun residents has reduced the same people to the point where they are willing to invoke severe curses upon themselves if they fail to support the Accord Party and Governor Adeleke at the polls. Nothing could better illustrate the level of economic hardship and hopelessness inflicted on the people by this administration.

This oath-taking scheme bears a striking resemblance to the earlier vote-inducement strategy in which civil servants---who have endured untold hardship under the harsh economic and political policies of this administration---were handed a paltry ₦20,000 in what was clearly an attempt to purchase their conscience and secure their votes ahead of the August 15 election. No doubt, Governor Adeleke is not popular as he touts, hence his resort to voodooism and vote-buying. If he is, he will be busy canvassing for votes on the strength of his achievement in office since 2022. 

It is both ironic and laughable that a governor who expended over ₦11.9 billion on travels and hotel accommodation across the world in 2025 now believes that the destiny of Osun people can be traded for ₦10,000 or ₦20,000, or that citizens should be compelled to place terrifying curses upon themselves in exchange for such insignificant sums.

No amount of inducement, intimidation, spiritual manipulation or political drama can erase the realities confronting the people of Osun State. The electorate are fully aware of the state of governance, the unmet expectations and the numerous opportunities squandered under the current administration.

The APC Governorship Campaign Council therefore urges security agencies, election observers and all relevant stakeholders to closely monitor these disturbing developments and ensure that every form of voter inducement, coercion and intimidation is investigated in accordance with the law. Elections must remain contests of ideas, performance and popular choice---not fear, superstition or exploitation of poverty.

The Council remains convinced that the people of Osun are discerning, politically sophisticated and committed to protecting the sanctity of their votes. They cannot be deceived or intimidated by these desperate gimmicks of an outgoing governor whose time in office is fast drawing to a close.

On August 15, the people of Osun State will vote freely, courageously and decisively for a new direction anchored on competence, accountability and genuine development. The people will vote for the Best Man for the job, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji ( AMBO), the gubernatorial candidate of APC. 

Signed:

Engr Omowaiye Oluremi 

Head, Media and Publicity Committee

Osun APC Governorship Campaign Council

7th August 2026