Says APC Manifesto Lacks Originality
The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has criticised the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress over its newly released manifesto, describing it as a recycled document lacking originality and direction.
In a press statement issued on Saturday signed by its spokesperson, Pelumi Olajengbesi, the council alleged that the manifesto was a “word-for-word reproduction” of a previous campaign document attributed to former governor Gboyega Oyetola.
According to the statement, the opposition party failed to present new ideas or a credible alternative to the people of Osun State, noting that a manifesto should reflect innovation and address current realities.
The TICC also criticised the composition of the APC’s expanded 800-member campaign council, arguing that the size of the committee reflects disorganisation rather than political strength. It described the move as an attempt to mask what it called a lack of coordination and strategic direction within the party.
The statement reads further;
The hurried expansion of their campaign council further exposes their desperation. Having realized that their initial structure lacked coordination, capacity, and the stamina for a serious electoral contest, they resorted to inflating their ranks, mistaking sheer numbers for strength and noise for strategy.
An 800-member council is not a demonstration of political depth; it is evidence of internal confusion. Amassing individuals in search of political relevance only underscores the absence of leadership and direction. A serious opposition presents ideas, clarity, and a compelling agenda. What the APC has presented is a crowd without purpose and a manifesto without substance.
Let this be stated clearly, firmly, and without qualification, the Osun APC will not win a single local government in Osun State. Not one. The people have not forgotten the hardship, stagnation, and governance failures that defined the APC’s 12 years in power, a period in which their candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, played an active role. No amount of recycled manifestos, inflated councils, or empty rhetoric can erase that history.
While the APC is occupied with recycling failed promises and staging political theatre, Governor Ademola Adeleke continues to deliver measurable results across infrastructure, healthcare, workers’ welfare, and economic empowerment. That is the clear distinction between governance and illusion.
The APC claims it will run an issue-based campaign. That claim rings hollow. If they are serious, they must begin by answering the most basic question their recycled manifesto has failed to address, what is new?
Until that question is answered, their campaign stands exposed for what it truly is, hollow, and entirely disconnected from the realities and aspirations of the people of Osun State.
