By Kingston Magare 4.8.2026
Osun State governor has been advised to fight his battle alone as President Bola Tinubu will not call off the “hound dogs” that have pushed him to the wall ahead of the August 15 governorship election.
Adeleke sounded an alarm during a campaign tour in Orita-Sabo in Olorunda council area Monday; he said his State was under siege. But according to Nigerians on social media who were reacting to the development, Adeleke brought the situation to himself for endorsing Tinubu for President, rather than stand his ground like other governors who shunned Tinubu’s advances.
“President Tinubu, I’m passing this message to you. What do you want Osun to do? We have endorsed you. What happened? They are killing us. They are killing Yoruba people. The police have been compromised. The kidnappers are there, (but) the police are not doing anything about it.
“President Tinubu, I am using this medium to tell you, so you would not say I did not make an outcry. I am the chief security officer of Osun state. President Tinubu, I am passing this message to you, Osun will not accept any rigging. We will go out en masse and vote and defend our votes. I am repeating it. Don’t let what happened in 1983 repeat itself,” Adeleke wailed.
However, he had little sympathy from Nigerians on X social media.
@OlanFab: “Adeleke deserves every treatment is getting from Tinubu. Someone is suffering your administration, doesn’t allow you control local government yet you said you must support him because of Tinubu you avoided joining any major opposition. Now it’s time for you to face your fate alone.”
@yinka_george: Your Excellency @AAdeleke_01 the people you are contesting with do not care if you call Donald Trump, they want to win at all cost and set Osun back to “good” old days of half salary. Please be a step ahead of them, if not O tilo. A word is enough Sir.
@omohdanny: “He does not care if everyone is killed, you are appealing to a man who just told you that “all is fair in politics”. Mobilize your people as well “aura for aura” madness for madness “, you are fighting against a demonic and satanic establishment, how do you appeal to the devil?
@LanrexAfeez: “Omoh this governor is frustrated. You shouldn’t have withheld osun security votes, that might have given you osun police but you fuck-up Na your people dey chop the money. Na there you loose guard your commands on osun police.
@SolomonPhi46310: “You just need to work with seyi makinde and obi for tinubu not to return to power.”
@OluwasegunAgbo7: “Hold that you cuck. You openly endorsed the old, frail, geriatric megalomaniac. Go and cry elsewhere if you can’t uphold and supervise free fair and credible elections in the state where you’re the CSO.”
Governor Adeleke...cry freedom for Osun.