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  𝙂𝙊𝙊𝘿 𝙁𝙍𝙄𝘿𝘼𝙔 𝙍𝙀𝙁𝙇𝙀𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉: 𝙊𝙏𝙐𝙉𝘽𝘼 𝙊𝙈𝙄𝙎𝘼𝙆𝙄𝙉 𝙆𝙊𝙎𝙄𝙂𝙄𝙍𝙄 𝘾𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙎 𝙊𝙉 𝙊𝙎𝙐𝙉 𝙏𝙊 𝘿𝙀𝙁𝙀𝙉𝘿 𝙋𝙍𝙊𝙂𝙍𝙀𝙎𝙎 𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙎𝙊𝙇𝙄𝘿𝘼𝙏𝙀 𝙏𝙃𝙀 𝘼𝘿𝙀𝙇𝙀𝙆𝙀 𝙇𝙀𝙂𝘼𝘾𝙔 ᴘᴜʙʟɪꜱʜᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏꜰꜰɪᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴀ & ꜱᴛʀᴀᴛᴇɢɪᴄ ᴇɴɢᴀɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴋÒꜱÍɢÌʀÌ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ — ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴇꜱꜱɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴀꜱᴏɴɪɴɢ Beloved people of Osun State the State of the Living Spring,  On this sacred commemoration of Good Friday , I extend warm and heartfelt greetings to you all. Today is a solemn reminder of sacrifice, redemption, and the triumph of light over darkness. It is a day that speaks to the conscience of humanity a day when love bore the burden of injustice, and righteousness prevailed against all odds. 𝘼𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙡𝙮 𝙎𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙨, “𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙃𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙛𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙨.” 𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨?...

  A PAMPHLET OF DESPERATION BY A PARTY AT WAR WITH TRUTH: OSUN APC’S FUTILE ATTEMPT TO SMEAR GOVERNOR ADEMOLA ADELEKE By Arewa Oluwaseun The so-called press statement issued by the Osun chapter of the All Progressives Congress through its Director of Media and Information, Mogaji Kola Olabisi is not merely laughable; it is a tired compilation of conjectures, desperate political fiction and a spectacular exhibition of political desperation wrapped in the tattered cloak of propaganda. It is a document that betrays not only the intellectual poverty of its author but also the deep frustration of a political party that has clearly lost both moral authority and political relevance in the affairs of Osun State. It reads less like a serious political critique and more like the frustrated outburst of a group that has watched its influence evaporate before the overwhelming acceptance of Ademola Adeleke by the people of Osun State. One must ask, what exactly motivates such a reckless outpouri...

  WHAT SUDDENLY SILENCED THE VOICES OF PATRIOTIC IFE SONS IN APC? By Arewa Oluwaseun There was a time, not too long ago when the voices of Ife sons within the APC were loud, fearless and unapologetic. They spoke with conviction, defended party positions with passion and stood visibly at the forefront of Osun politics. Today, those voices have gone eerily quiet. The question begging for an honest answer is simple but disturbing, what suddenly silenced the voices of patriotic Ife sons in APC? Was it fear or fatigue? Was it political blackmail or calculated compromise? Or did silence suddenly become the new currency for survival within Osun APC? When a people move from agitation to muteness, it is rarely accidental. Silence, in politics, is often negotiated bought with promises, sustained by fear or enforced by exclusion. And in Osun APC, the pattern is becoming too clear to ignore. These are not ordinary men whose voices have gone missing. They are politicians who once mobilized stru...

 RE-EXAMINING APC’S OSUN POLITICS: WHY IFE’S QUESTIONS REMAIN UNANSWERED By Oluwaseun Arewa Agbogunleri Seun Michael’s rejoinder, despite its polished grammar and borrowed vocabulary of institutional discipline and strategic calculation, carefully avoids the real issue confronting APC in Ile-Ife and Osun State at large. It is long on theory, heavy on condescension, and painfully short on answers. Worse still, it reads like an overzealous defence brief written more to impress party gatekeepers than to engage the legitimate grievances of a politically conscious people. More troubling is the unnecessary belligerence. Why must APC sympathizers pick fights with every citizen and why must they be combative with every Dick, Tom and Harry who raises questions? The original intervention was not addressed to foot soldiers or self-appointed defenders like Agbogunleri Seun Michael; it was directed at APC leadership in Ile-Ife and Osun State. So, instead of answering, you chose to intellectuali...

  WHAT IS THE OFFENCE OF IFE IN APC? THE IFE QUESTION ALL APC LEADERS MUST ANSWER By Arewa Oluwaseun For too long, the sons and daughters of Ile-Ife have watched in silence as loyalty to All Progressive Congress (APC) party has been repaid with exclusion, humiliation and calculated political erasure. Silence, however, has reached its limit. The time has come to ask every Ife leaders in that party publicly and unequivocally that what exactly is the offence of Ife within the APC? What truly is the offence of Ife in the hands of the APC in Osun state? This is no longer a whisper in private gatherings or a complaint muttered in political corridors; it is now a loud moral and political question demanding a public answer. For how long will Ife people be consistently present yet deliberately excluded? How long will loyalty be repaid with humiliation? Three illustrious sons of Ife seasoned politicians with enviable records of consistency, loyalty and service stepped forward under the APC p...

  Royal Endorsement and a Call for Continuity: Otunba Omisakin James Adebayo Urges Ìfẹ́ to Stand Firm with Governor Adeleke The leading aspirant for the House of Representatives in Ìfẹ́ Federal Constituency, Otunba Omisakin James Adebayo, has expressed his deep appreciation to the respected palace chiefs of Ilé-Ifẹ̀ for their recent visit and open show of support for the performing Governor of Osun State, His Excellency, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, ahead of his second-term bid. Otunba Omisakin described the visit of the palace chiefs as timely, historic, and symbolic, noting that it reflects the collective wisdom and progressive thinking of Ilé-Ifẹ̀ traditional institution. According to him, the chiefs’ support clearly demonstrates their belief that the people of Ìfẹ́ are firmly behind Governor Adeleke and will overwhelmingly support his re-election without hesitation or regret. He acknowledged that the palace chiefs, in their wisdom, recognized the immense contributi...