There’s a certain kind of dance that doesn’t belong on the campaign trail—and right now, Governor Ademola Adeleke seems to be doing just that. One leg in, one leg out. While Osun people are looking for answers, their governor is spinning in political circles like he’s warming up for a concert.
The PDP, the very party that lifted Adeleke to power, is now acting like a leaking canoe—people jumping off before it sinks completely. Big names are taking their loyalty to APC like it’s Black Friday in Nigerian politics. And in the middle of this exodus, the governor is stuck in silence. Not a word about his second term. Not a banner, not a hint—just confusion laced with silence and sealed with dance.
Now let’s not pretend. This isn’t some kind of strategic patience. This looks more like a man who doesn’t know whether to run, sit, or disappear.
And just across the street? Oyetola, former governor, and Adeleke’s main rival in the last dance-off, has gracefully exited the second-term temptation. No comeback tour, no revenge plot. He’s picked his replacement and gone off to rest his feet. If only Adeleke could follow suit.
Let’s talk about that.
What if Osun became the home of one-term governors? A new tradition—no reruns, no prolonged battles, no recycled promises. Just four years of action, and then pass the baton. Imagine the freshness that would bring. Imagine the pressure it would put on each governor to perform like their career depends on it—because it would.
Osun would become the poster child for political sanity in a country where second-term bids often start before the first-term work even begins. People would travel down just to see the state that doesn’t hold power like it’s an inheritance.
Now don’t get it twisted. If Adeleke decides not to run again, it won’t be because of generosity or party loyalty. It’ll be because the PDP house is already collapsing like a badly cooked pounded yam. And maybe, just maybe, stepping aside would earn him more respect than any second-term campaign ever could.
Adeleke has a chance to end this term with a bang. Fix the potholes, pay the workers, get the schools running, and make the people proud. Then drop the mic and walk away like a true statesman. Not every governor needs two terms to make a difference—some only need direction.
So, Mr. Governor, are you going to lead with clarity or keep spinning in confusion? One term done right is better than eight years of dancing in circles.
— Ademola Olatunji, a baby-Journalist.
