Osun Governorship Race Heats Up as Election Battle Lines Drawn

With just 11 days until the August 15 Osun State governorship election, the political temperature has reached fever pitch. Governor Ademola Adeleke fired a broadside at President Bola Tinubu and Minister Gboyega Oyetola, accusing them of orchestrating "extrajudicial killings" and rigging plots. He invoked the shadow of the 1983 political crisis in Yorubaland, warning that Osun would resist manipulation. This dramatic escalation has transformed the race from...