By Professor Ishaq Akintola

‎‎The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has advised Governor Ademola Adeleke to start packing all his belongings from the government house, Oke-Fia, Oshogbo. MURIC insists that Adeleke would be defeated in the coming gubernatorial election in Osun on 15th August, 2026 for deceiving the Muslims of Osun State.

‎‎In a statement released by the Executive Director of the human rights group on Monday, 27th July, 2026 MURIC insisted that Adeleke would be punished for playing on the intelligence of Osun Muslims.

‎‎The full statement reads:

‎‎”As preparations for the gubernatorial election in Osun on 15th August, 2026 ‎enter top gear, we remind Governor Ademola Adeleke to start packing his dancing kits out of Oke-Fia government house before it is too late.

‎”Adeleke’s unrenewable rent has expired. The estate agents are waiting at the gates to usher in the new landlord. Another Nurudeen, the Nurudeen with capital ‘N’, is here.

‎‎”For the flyover damaged after three weeks, for the alleged ‘edenisation’ of governance, for alleged mishandling of local government affairs, alleged examination malpractice, etc, we can look away.

‎‎”All those political ‘crimes’ are peripheral. What is tangential to us is this shoddy effort to deceive Muslims that he is one of them and still rob them of their slots. Who does that?

‎‎”We do not wish to be misunderstood. We are not saying that Muslims do not want Christians as governors. Former governor of the state, Olagunsoye Oyinlola is a Christian and the Muslims voted for him. He also had a Christian deputy governor, Olusola Obada. Yet the Muslims did not rebel against their Christian-Christian ticket.

‎‎”The secret there was that Oyinlola did not pretend to be a Muslim. He did not attempt to deceive anyone. He was transparent. The case of Adeleke is totally different. He has been too clever by half.

‎‎”While President Bola Ahmed Tinubu came out boldly with his Muslim-Muslim ticket at the federal level, that dignifying stand is missing in Adeleke’s Christian-Christian government. He ruled by deceit.

‎‎”Though a Christian, he pretended to be a Muslim because he is aware that the population of the state is predominantly Muslim. That is very close to obtaining something by false means.

‎‎”But now the wind has blown. The good people of Osun State have iidentified with the real Nurudeen.

‎‎”Governor Adeleke has crossed the Rubicon. He will be roundly defeated in the coming gubernatorial election in Osun on 15th August, 2026. That will be his punishment for playing on the intelligence of Osun Muslims.

‎‎”To Governor Adeleke we have this to say: ‘Pack your dancing kits from Oke-Fia because another Nurudeen, the Nurudeen with capital ‘N’, will soon move in. He is the new landlord”.

‎Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC).