APC Intellectually Bankrupt - Osun Accord Chairman

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By Sola Isola

The Chairman of Accord in Osun, Pastor Victor Akande has described the All progressive Congress in Osun as intellectually bankrupt for disowning the earlier publicised economic blueprint of Bola Oyebamiji its candidate circulated by the party’s media team.

Akande in a statement on Monday noted that the document contained direct quotations attributed to the Oyebamiji, adding that it was therefore legitimate, responsible, and expected for stakeholders to interrogate it.

He further condemned the APC for releasing a blueprint in the morning, defending it in the afternoon, and disowning it at night, then accuse others of imagination.

The statement reads, “The attention of the Accord in Osun State has been drawn to yet another confused, and self-contradictory press statement issued by the Osun APC, in which they accuse Governor Ademola Adeleke of attacking an “imaginary” economic blueprint credited to their governorship candidate.

“For the avoidance of doubt, their so-called Economic Blueprint was not imagined by Governor Adeleke, the Accord as a Party, or anyone in government. It was publicly released, circulated, and aggressively pushed by AMBO’s own media team across multiple platforms. The document contained direct quotations attributed to the APC candidate. It was therefore legitimate, responsible, and expected for stakeholders to interrogate it.

“After a swift, detailed, and substantive response by the Adeleke administration exposed the emptiness, contradictions, and recycled nature of the document, the APC hurriedly went into reverse gear. In an unprecedented show of political unseriousness, they disowned a document their candidate’s own team had proudly owned hours earlier. This embarrassing somersault is the real story the APC is desperately trying to bury under torrents of abuse, and name-calling.

“You cannot release a blueprint in the morning, defend it in the afternoon, and disown it at night, then accuse others of imagination. It would have been honourable to announce that your handler woke up from the wrong side of the bed to have released it. Leadership is about taking responsibility.

“The Osun APC now wants the public to believe that a governorship candidate can neither control his media team nor stand by a policy document released in his name. If AMBO cannot take responsibility for a campaign blueprint, then, he lacks the moral prerequisite for governing a complex state like Osun.

“Instead of addressing the substance of the critique raised against the so-called blueprint, the APC chose to descend into insults, personal attacks, and unbecoming language. This is a clear admission of intellectual bankruptcy. Serious political parties like Accord respond to policy questions with facts and alternatives, not with abuse.

“It is also curious that the APC now claims AMBO has not launched any blueprint, while in the same breath boasting of his supposed competence, experience, and preparedness for office. Prepared for what, exactly, if not with ideas and plans?

“Governor Adeleke, on the other hand, is not campaigning with theory. He is governing with results. His administration is implementing a clear, people-focused economic plan that is visible in improved infrastructure, expanded digital economy initiatives, local content enforcement, debt management, agro-industrial revival, and targeted grassroots empowerment. These are not press releases; they are ongoing policies with measurable impact.

“The APC’s fear is obvious. A party that failed Osun for years is rattled by a government that is delivering and a Governor who is confident enough to subject opposing ideas to public debate.

“The people of Osun are watching. They saw the blueprint when it was released. They saw it being disowned when it collapsed under scrutiny. No amount of revisionist rhetorics can change those facts.

“The Accord urges the Osun APC to conduct its affairs with greater seriousness and consistency. Osun State deserves leaders who can stand by their ideas, defend them with facts, and improve them, not candidates whose first major policy outing ended in denial.

“The people of Osun are watching, and they will judge at the poll accordingly.”