Billboard Allegation: Stop Your Gimmicks, Focus On Rebuilding Credibility – Osun Govt Knocks APC

The Osun State government has denied allegations by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress that Governor Ademola Adeleke has ordered that the billboards of the APC gubernatorial candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, should not be erected in Osogbo.

OSUN DEFENDER reports that the Osun APC chairman, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, had accused Governor Adeleke of directing the O’Signage Agency not to approve the election or pasting of any APC billboards in Osogbo.

But the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on O’Signage, Hoarding and Advertisement Agency, Ridwan Aminu, in a statement on Friday, urged the opposition party to focus on rebuilding credibility among the people rather than engaging in futile attempts to discredit lawful institutions.

Aminu described the claims by the Osun APC as baseless, hollow and politically contrived, clearly designed to mask the opposition party’s growing unease over the overwhelming support the people of the state have for Governor Adeleke.

He said, “Let it be stated, without equivocation, that the claims by the Osun APC are baseless, hollow and politically contrived, clearly designed to mask their growing unease over the unmistakable love and overwhelming support the people of Osun State continue to show for Governor Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the Osun State Signage and Advertisement Agency operates strictly within the confines of the law.

“Regulations governing billboards and outdoor advertisements are uniform, transparent and non-discriminatory, applying equally to all political parties and stakeholders. There has been no directive, explicit or implied, to victimise any party or candidate. Any insinuation to the contrary is a calculated distortion of facts.

“It is therefore clear that this latest outburst is less about billboards and more about panic, panic in the face of an impending political reckoning. Let it be firmly noted that no volume of noise, victim narratives or media dramatisation will save the Osun APC from another decisive defeat in the 2026 Governorship Election.

“We urge the APC to focus on rebuilding credibility among the people rather than engaging in futile attempts to discredit lawful institutions. Osun people are politically enlightened; they can clearly distinguish between governance and gimmicks.”

Source: Osun Defender