REAL REASON WE LOST THE OSUN ELECTION: APC CHAIRMAN ADAMU BREAKS HIS SILENCE AND OFFERS POINTERS FOR THE 2023 ELECTIONS

The All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, blamed the party's failure to win the recently concluded election in Osun State on the turmoil roiling the ruling party.

Recall that Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democracy Party defeated Gboyega Oyetola of the APC in the July 16 governorship election (PDP).

Oyetola received 375,027 votes, leaving Adeleke with a deficit of 403,371 votes.

Adamu responded, telling BBC Hausa that the outcome of the Osun election cannot predict how well the party will perform in the upcoming general election.

He claimed that because of the party's overwhelming support, the election was never in danger of being lost.

We didn't lose the race because we lacked ability, he claimed; rather, it was due to an internal crisis. A few days before the election, we had a sizable gathering of supporters in Osogbo. Nobody ever dared to predict that we would lose the election.

"The loss in Osun in no way indicates that we will lose the general election. Out of the 22 states we have, we have only lost one; this shows how strong we are.