Osun 2026: "You don't trust your own pedigree to win", Rep Bamidele Salam taunts APC

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Ahead of the Osun 2026 Governorship Election, the lawmaker representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Hon Bamidele Salam has said that the All Progressives Congress in the state doesn’t trust its own pedigree to win.

He added that Governor Ademola Adeleke continued serving the people of Osun State despite seized local government fund and constant intimidation with federal might.

In a post on his official Facebook page, Salam noted that the lies, fake lawsuit and videos APC cooked up against Governor Adeleke had continued to fail.

He noted that APC doesn’t believe that it has what it takes to win elections without threats, without intimidation, without bribery, and without manipulations.

He said, “In his first term bid, you cooked up lies on certificates, it failed. You invented fake videos, procured fake lawsuits and used all manner of manipulation and all failed.

“In Government, you starve him of funds, manipulate courts, threaten state of emergency and forcefully occupy local governments in commando manner all in a bid to stop the giant strides he is making in governance, but all to nought.

“You have seized funds meant for local governments for almost one year now. Yet he continues to pay local government workers, maintain primary health centres, fix roads and do other things meant to be executed with the funds you seized.

“You employed some hyena to tear down his political party from the top but he escaped and got a platform to contest for another term.

“Now, you started again by inventing fake factional primaries just to stop him from being on the ballot.

“You constantly boast of Federal might to use security forces to manipulate the electoral process in your favour.

“You don’t want a fair contest for power.

“You don’t trust your own pedigree to win the hearts of the electorate.

“You don’t believe that you have what it takes to win elections without threats, without intimidation, without bribery, and without manipulations!

“In all of these, he continues to preach peace, love and harmony. He paid you several arrears of the monies your own government owed you while in office. He approved many privileges for your leaders without making any noise about it.

“He even openly adopted your Presidential candidate and has not for once opened his mouth to insult or demean the President or his office.

“Yet, all you do day and night is to plan and speak evil against him, against his office and against the state he governs.

“In spite of all these, Adeleke remains calm, quiet, joyful and hopeful in God as he works hard to serve the people and dances well to praise His God.

“I am 100 percent sure that all will be well with him and with everyone who truly loves Osun State.”