•Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State
A coalition of opposition leaders and stakeholders under the aegis of G100 has described Governor Ademola Adeleke’s re-election in Osun State as a model the opposition should adopt ahead of the 2027 general elections.
In a statement issued today in Abuja and signed by Salihu Moh. Lukman, G100 congratulated Adeleke and the people of Osun State, saying their determination had prevailed at the polls.
The coalition urged opposition leaders seeking a different political direction for Nigeria in 2027 to demonstrate the courage, restraint and willingness to compromise which it said contributed to the outcome of the Osun election.
“Osun has shown the pathway. The task now is to take that spirit of cooperation to the national stage,” the group said.
G100 also commended opposition candidates and leaders who set aside their individual ambitions during the election and mobilised their structures and supporters behind Adeleke’s candidacy.
According to the coalition, their decision demonstrated that the broader democratic interest could take precedence over individual ambitions and party interests when necessary.
“The significance of what has happened in Osun goes far beyond the re-election of one governor. Osun has provided a template for 2027,” the statement read.
The group said the opposition had popular support but remained weakened by fragmentation, adding that the Osun election showed what could be achieved when opposition forces united around a common objective.
“The governorship candidates who stepped down and supported Governor Adeleke were each entitled to pursue their own ambitions. They chose instead to ask a more important question: what outcome best serves the people and strengthens the democratic cause?” G100 said.
The coalition said the national opposition must now confront the same question, stressing that Nigeria was bigger than any individual candidate, political ambition or political party.
It urged opposition leaders and stakeholders to draw lessons from the Osun experience and work towards a broad-based alliance capable of presenting Nigerians with a credible alternative in the 2027 general elections.
