Harsh Rebuttal to Pelumi: Forget About Wole Oke, You Still Have Better Aspirants Capable of Defeating You in Any Election

By Wole Oke’s Constituency Office

The issues behind Hon. Wole Oke’s movement to the All Progressives Congress (APC) are very clear to those who have followed the political trajectory of Osun State, especially in Ijesa North. Contrary to the false narrative being pushed by Pelumi Olajengbesi and his ilk, a House of Representatives ticket was never the real issue. If it were, one would expect Pelumi to celebrate Wole Oke’s exit from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a cleared path to his ambition. B

ut instead, we see a trail of bitterness, name-dropping, and thinly veiled propaganda.

Less than one year into Hon. Wole Oke’s return to the House of Representatives, Pelumi began a series of coordinated attacks, including petitions to investigative agencies against the very person he once courted for political support. How do you explain such duplicity? You seek his backing with one hand and stab him with the other.

Let’s be clear: the more pressing issue here is the total abandonment of Ijesa North by the Osun State Government. Three years into a four-year term, the area has seen next to nothing in terms of infrastructure. Our youths, the same ones who toiled and bled to deliver victory for the governor and the PDP remain unemployed and neglected. 

These are the conversations that matter. These are the grievances that require attention. But Pelumi would rather distract the public with pettiness than confront the truth.

The opposition to Hon. Wole Oke’s emergence as Minority Leader of the House was never rooted in party values, it was personal. It was about envy. About insecurity. About the fear that his influence and credibility outshine those of career opportunists with no electoral base.

Ask yourself: has Wole Oke ever demanded an unopposed ticket in any election past or present? The answer is no. He has always subjected himself to democratic processes and earned the trust of his constituents over time. Even now, with his departure from the PDP, there remain credible aspirants in Oriade and Obokun who can square up in a free and fair contest. But the question remains: can Pelumi beat them? We doubt it, and that’s the real source of his anxiety.

So let’s stop the wailing. Let’s stop the name-dropping to curry political favour. And let’s stop pretending that this is about party principles or ticket justice. It is about fear, the fear of a man who knows he can’t win on merit and seeks to rise by pulling others down.

Very soon, the truth shall be laid bare and the people will know who truly stands for Ijesa North, and who only seeks power for self.