By Olayemi Olawuni
Anyone who understands how the PDP operates in Osun State will not be surprised by the hesitation around Governor Ademola Adeleke joining the ADC.
The truth is that the PDP in Osun is widely believed to be under the full control of the Adeleke family. That perception, whether accurate or not, has been enough to drive out some of the party’s biggest names. Some left quietly. Others left loudly. More may still be on their way out.
Baba Shuaib Oyedokun, Elder Peter Babalola also known as Peter Power, Akin Ogunbiyi, Prince Dotun Babayemi, and Representative Wole Oke are just a few who have exited. Many of them helped build the party from the beginning. They walked away because they refused to be treated as outsiders in their own house.
The feeling is that the Adeleke family wants to hold all the keys. They want to be the landlord, bartender, and chief host in the same space. But things do not work that way in ADC.
The ADC already has a strong figure in charge. Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. And he is not someone you can shove aside.
Aregbesola has made his mark. Whether through fear, loyalty, or respect, his presence is felt. He is not someone anyone can look in the eye and expect to dominate. Those who have survived politically in Osun know better.
You do not stand across from someone like Aregbesola and expect to share control. It does not happen often. It rarely ends well.
Politics is not designed for two masters in one tent. Osun is no different. If the Adelekes move into ADC, and Aregbesola remains the dominant voice, who leads and who follows becomes the main tension. And that is not an easy question to answer.
The arrangement that played out during the last governorship election was different. Back then, Rauf gave room and space. Adeleke benefited. But that was not full-party membership. That was strategy. This would be different. This would mean one party, one roof, one kitchen.
And it would no longer be a family affair on the governor’s side. The room would be shared. The microphone would be passed. Would the Adeleke camp be comfortable with that?
Yes, as they say in politics “let us kill the fat bush meat first then it would be enough for all to share”.
A deep thinker thinks beyond this. What happens thereafter? is the thinking.
The Adelekes may be the deep thinker in this matter.
Olayemi writes from Ile-Ife
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