The governorship candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in the forthcoming Osun State governorship election, Dr. Oyelami Saliu Orisunlagba, has urged Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), to support his governorship ambition ahead of the August 15, 2026 election.
Orisunlagba made the call during the 10th edition of the Osun Online Publishers Association (OOPA) Media Parley held on Friday and streamed live on the association’s Facebook platform.
The PRP candidate stated this while responding to a question on whether he would consider aligning with either the APC or Accord Party before the election.
He ruled out the possibility of stepping down for any candidate, maintaining that both major contenders should collapse their structure to support his candidacy.
According to him, he possesses the vision and capacity required to provide better governance for the state and deserves the backing of other political parties.
The media parley featured discussions on governance, politics and development issues ahead of the governorship election.
Orisunlagba, who contested the 2022 governorship election on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), is seeking the state’s top seat under the PRP in the forthcoming poll.
With less than two months to the election, political parties have continued to intensify campaigns and mobilise support across the state in preparation for the August 15 governorship contest.
“I was once a governorship candidate, and while the incumbent government has done its best, Osun deserves the best. The time has come for a new government that will be led by the People’s Redemption Party,
“We know how to take care of our people. The people of Osun will use our hospitals, government officials will use our hospitals, and people from other parts of the world will come to Osun for quality medical treatment. We want to reverse the Japa syndrome and make Osun a place of honour and opportunities,
“We are going to produce leaders from our secondary schools who will become innovators, scientists, world-class lawyers, and professionals that will compete globally,
“I still see many neat and hardworking commercial motorcycle riders today. When you interact with some of them, you discover they are graduates who have created jobs for themselves because opportunities are limited.
“Whenever people say Nigerian youths are lazy, I strongly disagree. Look at the young men and women selling goods along the highways from Ilesa to Ikire. They work tirelessly every day. These young people want to work; they do not want to steal. The challenge is that society is not rewarding their hard work adequately,”
