Ahead of the 2027 election, Accord Party candidate for the Oriade/Obokun federal constituency of Osun state, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has vowed to unseat the sixth term occupant of the seat in the House of Representatives, Hon. Oluwole Oke.
Olajengbesi who is spokesperson of the Ademola Adeleke Governorship Campaign Council, said he would repeat the feat achieved in the Osun state guber election by defeating Oke.
The lawyer/activist boasted that his party defeated the veteran lawmaker who is also Director General of the Osun State APC Governorship Campaign Council at last Saturday’s guber polls in their constituency with 2,383 votes
Olajengbesi in a statement issued in Abuja vowed that Oke would not return to the Green Chamber in 2027, going by the results of the election in Oriade/Obokun federal constituency.
“I defeated Oluwole Oke in the Osun state governorship election. In Oriade, Accord got 21,343 votes, while APC had 14,863. In Obokun, Accord had 12,023, while APC scored 16,120. The total votes for Accord was 33,366 while APC had 30,983, defeating him with 2,383 votes margin. The LGA figures also matches the published Osun governorship results released by INEC.
“My ambition rests on several strategic arguments, shifting political dynamics, and grassroots narratives. I’m a necessary intervention against political monopoly. Wole Oke has held the Green Chamber seat since 2003. A 24-year continuous recycling of leadership has stagnant ideas and stifled the growth of our constituency.
“About a quarter-century in office by a single individual is undemocratic, Obokun/Oriade constituency deserves fresh representation. Oke had previously pleaded with me and other constituency leaders to allow him to run a final time, promising to back me in 2027.
He betrayed us and reneged on the agreement. This is the height of greed. In 2027, I will not surrender to him. I am a child of necessity,”he added.
