The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council wishes to alert the good people of Osun State, Nigerians, and the international community to a deeply disturbing, desperate, and malicious plot orchestrated by Governor, Ademola Adeleke, in collusion with the Accord Party.
Having completely failed to match the rigorous, issue-based campaign of the APC, and realizing he has non-significant achievements to showcase, Adeleke has resorted to dangerous antics aimed at blackmailing the Nigeria Police Force.
Intelligence available to us reveals a preplanned, highly provocative plot to hire vulnerable women some of whom have been instructed to protest half-naked and march them to the State Police Command Headquarters in Osogbo. 
Rather than allowing the police to carry out their constitutional duties without interference, Governor Adeleke is attempting to cow and intimidate the force.
This planned protest is nothing but a grand design to blackmail a professional security agency that has flatly refused to be compromised or pocketed by the state government.
It is deeply shameful that Adeleke is now using the very poverty he foisted upon the people of the State as a weapon of manipulation, distributing miserable peanuts to vulnerable and innocent women, this administration is cajoling them into taking part in a heavily compromised theatrical display against the police.
We state categorically to the international community and all well-meaning Nigerians that the police are not arresting innocent citizens, they are tracking down known criminals who have serious questions to answer regarding the recent wave of electoral violence across the state.
Lest the public forgets, it was in this state that a notorious individual, who had been officially declared wanted by law enforcement agents, was reported to be at the official residence of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG).
Instead of facilitating the legal process, the current administration raised objections to the police intervention. Furthermore, individuals with active warrants have been observed attending state government functions.
Resistance to these security measures suggests a desire to impede the course of justice.
The Osun APC Campaign Council wishes to emphasize that an election must never be seen as a do-or-die affair. The right to choose leaders rests solely with the electorate.
No amount of organized pressure or staged protests can alter the democratic process that leads to the election results, the decision belongs to the people of Osun State, and they will express their choice with their votes on Saturday, August 15, 2026.
Despite challenges and reports of harassment during this period, the APC has successfully toured every nook and cranny of the state, engaging directly with voters and presenting a clear vision for the future.
We remain resolute and focused on the upcoming polls, undistracted by the maneuvers of the state government and its allies in the Accord Party.
We urge the Nigeria Police Force and every other security operatives to remain professional and firm in preserving law and order. We additionally call upon our supporters to remain calm and law-abiding as we approach the election on August 15.
Signed:
Engr Oluremi Omowaiye
Head, Media and Publicity Committee,
Osun APC Governorship Campaign Council
