Osogbo, Nigeria — December 14, 2025
The South West leadership of the ACCORD party has raised alarm over what it describes as a deliberate attempt by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to instigate crisis and confusion in Osun State ahead of the 2026 governorship election.
In a strongly worded statement issued on Sunday, Hon. Oke Rotimi Michael, State Chairman of ACCORD in Ogun State and spokesman for the Forum of South West ACCORD Chairmen, accused the APC of planning to conduct a “parallel and illegal primary election” under the guise of ACCORD on Monday, December 15, 2025.
According to the statement, the move is part of APC’s “desperate tactics” to undermine the growing popularity of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, who recently declared his affiliation with ACCORD and is the party’s gubernatorial candidate for the August 2026 election.
“Since the APC cannot match his political momentum, popularity, and organic support across Osun’s local governments, they have resorted to sponsoring one of their own members, Mr. Segun Alex Ayodele Fanibe, to impersonate an ACCORD aspirant,” the statement read.
The party insisted that Mr. Fanibe has no ties to ACCORD at any level, pointing out that he actively participated in the APC’s governorship primary that produced AMBO as its candidate. ACCORD described him as “a political jobber” whose actions are aimed at creating internal strife and destabilizing the peace of Osun State.
The statement further stressed that Osun people have chosen “the path of peace, performance, and purposeful leadership” under Governor Adeleke, and warned residents to remain vigilant against “political comedians who have lost touch with the will and aspirations of the people.”
Hon. Michael concluded by affirming that APC’s alleged plot “shall not stand,” adding that the people of Osun are “wiser than they think” and will resist attempts to derail the state’s political stability.
