In a recent outburst, Senator Francis Fadahunsi, representing Osun East Senatorial District, accused Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration of “running Osun aground” while touting APC governorship hopeful, Alhaji Bola Oyebamiji, as the savior who will “restore stability.” These claims, splashed across social media and local outlets, smack of political opportunism rather than substance. As a recent defector from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC), Fadahunsi’s motives are transparent: he’s scrambling to justify his party switch and curry favor with his new allies ahead of the 2026 elections.
But let’s dissect this rhetoric—where’s the evidence? And what “stability” is he even referring to?
First, the accusations. Fadahunsi alleges that Adeleke’s government has mismanaged Osun’s resources, leading to economic ruin. Yet, he provides zero specifics no data on revenue shortfalls, no examples of failed projects, no audits to back his claims. This isn’t statesmanship; it’s empty grandstanding. Governor Adeleke, on the other hand, has repeatedly highlighted his administration’s achievements in restoring fiscal health. In November 2025, Adeleke publicly stated that his government had strengthened revenue performance and stabilized Osun’s finances after inheriting a mess from the previous APC regime.
Under Adeleke, infrastructure projects, healthcare renovations (including over 200 Primary Health Centers), and social programs have rolled out across the state, countering the stagnation that plagued Osun before 2022.
Which brings us to the irony of Fadahunsi’s “stability” mantra. Is this the same stability that eluded Osun during Gboyega Oyetola’s four-year APC tenure from 2018 to 2022? Oyetola’s administration was marred by controversies, including allegations of financial mismanagement and a local government crisis that lingers to this day. In January 2026, Adeleke accused Oyetola—now the Minister of Blue Economy of orchestrating disruptions in Osun’s local councils. Oyebamiji, as Oyetola’s former Commissioner of Finance, was a key architect of that era’s policies, which saw internal revenue generation (IGR) improvements but failed to translate into broad-based development.
If Fadahunsi is so keen on restoration, why not address why Osun needed rescuing from APC’s grip in the first place? The people voted out Oyetola in 2022 for a reason Adeleke’s victory was a mandate for change, not a return to the status quo.
Fadahunsi’s credibility takes another hit when we examine his own political journey.
Elected to the Senate in 2019 and re-elected in 2023 under the PDP banner, he rode the wave of Governor Adeleke’s popularity in Osun East. In fact, his 2023 win, securing 121,873 votes, came on the heels of Adeleke’s gubernatorial triumph, which energized PDP voters statewide. Prior to that, Fadahunsi had faced electoral setbacks, but Adeleke’s rising star power in 2022 and beyond helped propel him to victory. Yet, in July 2025, Fadahunsi defected to the APC, citing internal PDP crises a move that drew lamentations from groups like Ijesa Unite for Good Governance, who called it a “great loss” for Osun PDP.
Fadahunsi knows his base in Ijesaland home to key areas like Ilesa and Obokun is restless.
Even within APC ranks, unity is fragile defections have sparked internal blame games, with groups faulting PDP’s handling but exposing rifts in Osun’s political landscape.
Osun wants more than recycled accusations from a senator whose loyalty shifts with the wind. If Fadahunsi truly cares about stability, he should produce evidence of Adeleke’s alleged failures instead of parroting APC talking points.
The people of Ijesaland and beyond aren’t fooled, they remember who delivered when it mattered. Come 2026, voters will decide: progress under Adeleke or a return to the APC’s failed experiments. Fadahunsi might find himself on the wrong side of history, retired by the very constituents he claims to champion.
E-signed: Hon Comrade James Onifade
Advocate for Good Governance and A Better Judicial System
