The African Democratic Congress (ADC) says it cooperated with the Accord Party during the Osun governorship election to prevent the All Progressives Congress (APC) from winning the poll.
ADC National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, disclosed this during an interview with Trust TV while discussing the party’s performance in the August 15 election.
The ADC candidate, Najeem Salaam, polled 17,180 votes, while Accord candidate and incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke won with 511,067 votes, defeating APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji, who scored 444,815 votes.
Abdullahi said the ADC had anticipated that a division of opposition votes could give the APC an advantage, prompting the party to explore cooperation with Accord.
“We cooperated with the Accord party,” Abdullahi said.
He explained that the ADC did not consider its candidate’s third-place finish a failure because the party’s main objective was to prevent the APC from returning to power in Osun.
“The failure, the defeat of the APC, was a real victory for us.”
Abdullahi said the decision to cooperate with Accord was deliberate and supported by the leadership of the ADC.
He further argued that the Osun election demonstrated that opposition parties could defeat the APC when they work together, describing the development as a possible lesson for the 2027 presidential election.
However, Abdullahi said the ADC would not claim sole credit for Adeleke’s victory, stressing that the people of Osun ultimately determined the outcome.
Source: Trust TV interview with Bolaji Abdullahi
