Osun APC, Oyetola Silent as Pressure Group Petitions Tinubu Over Governorship Election Defeat

The political atmosphere in Osun State has grown increasingly tense as key stakeholders within the All Progressives Congress (APC) grapple with the fallout of a strongly worded petition sent to President Bola Tinubu. The petition, reportedly authored by an influential pressure group within the state chapter, directly holds the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, responsible for the party's painful defeat in the state's last governorship election. Despite the gravity of the allegations, both the former governor and the leadership of the Osun APC have maintained a calculated silence.

According to sources familiar with the development, the petition highlights a series of alleged strategic blunders, unresolved internal rivalries, and a failure of leadership reconciliation prior to the polls. The petitioners reportedly claim that the rigid stance of the party leadership under Oyetola’s influence alienated critical stakeholders, thereby fracturing the party’s support base and paving the way for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to secure victory at the polls.

In the wake of these revelations, efforts to secure comments from Oyetola’s media team and the Osun State APC Chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, have proved abortive. This collective silence has fueled intense speculation among political observers, with many questioning whether the silence is a tactical move to avoid escalating the conflict or an admission of deep-seated internal crises that the party is currently ill-equipped to resolve publicly.