Osun State All Progressives Congress’ Governorship Campaign Council and The Imole Campaign Council have traded accusations over a social media video allegedly showing groups of citizens taking oaths of allegiance ahead of the August 15, 2026, governorship election.
APC campaign council, in a statement signed by its Head of Media and Publicity Committee, Oluremi Omowaiye, expressed concern over the video and alleged that it was connected to Governor Ademola Adeleke and the Accord Party.
The APC council described the alleged oath-taking as “a dangerous descent into political desperation and an affront to citizens’ freedom to vote according to their conscience”.
It called on security agencies, election observers and other stakeholders to investigate the development.
APC said the video represented another form of alleged voter inducement and coercion, adding that the development is linked to an earlier allegation that some civil servants were given N20,000 ahead of the election.
The APC alleged that the reported oath-taking reflected desperation by the Adeleke administration ahead of the poll.
It claimed that the governor should instead be seeking votes based on his record since assuming office in 2022.
The campaign council also alleged that Adeleke’s administration spent more than N11.9 billion on travels and hotel accommodation in 2025, contrasting the figure with alleged payments of N10,000 or N20,000 to voters. The statement did not provide supporting documentation for the spending claim.
But the Imole Campaign Council rejected the allegations and said Governor Adeleke had no connection with the video.
In a statement signed by its Media Committee Chairman, Representative Bamidele Salam, the council said it was examining the “authenticity, source and circumstances surrounding the footage”.
Imole Campaign Council stated that Governor Adeleke had neither authorised, participated in, directed nor endorsed any oath-taking activity in connection with the election.
“Governor Adeleke is a democrat who believes fundamentally in the freedom of citizens to make their political choices according to their conscience. He did not require oaths, threats, intimidation or any form of coercion to secure votes,” he said.
The campaign council said the governor’s campaign was based on his administration’s record, vision and relationship with the electorate.
It urged the APC to focus on issues including roads, healthcare, education, workers’ welfare, infrastructure and rural development.
The Imole Campaign Council also accused the APC of attempting to turn an unverified social media video into a campaign issue, arguing that the source and circumstances surrounding the footage had not been established.
