The Pelumi Olajengbesi Campaign Organisation, POCO, has raised concerns over what it describes as a calculated campaign by Honourable Wole Oke to deceive the people of Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency.
According to a press statement released by the organisation, Honourable Oke is allegedly claiming he will succeed the current Speaker, Right Honourable Tajudeen Abbas, after the 2027 general elections.
In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Sodiq Lawal Chocomilo, and made available to newsmen on Monday, November 09, 2026, the campaign organization alleged that Oke is using the narrative purely as a campaign tool to secure a sixth term in office, rather than running on a verifiable record of performance in his constituency.
While noting that it bears no grudge against Oke’s ambition, Olajengbesi’s campaign organization expressed worry that his ambition however threatens the re-election of President Bola Tinubu, who also hails from the South West.
According to the campaign group, under the established conventions of zoning, equity, and national balance, the Southwest geopolitical zone cannot simultaneously produce both the President and the Speaker of the House.
It expressed worry that the lawmaker who only joined the ruling APC about a year ago and was granted an automatic ticket would nurse such an ambition. Honourable Wole Oke has yet to issue an official reaction to these specific allegations.
See full statement below:
The Pelumi Olajengbesi Campaign Organisation (POCO) has observed with grave concern the calculated campaign by Hon. Wole Oke to deceive the good people of Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency that he can succeed Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas as Speaker of the House of Representatives after the 2027 general election.
We bear no grudge against Hon. Wole Oke’s ambition. But we are deeply worried that a man who only joined the All Progressives Congress barely a year ago, and was handed an automatic ticket at the expense of loyal members who have stood with the party for years, could be nursing such a dangerous ambition.
However, facts are sacred. Hon. Wole Oke is from the Southwest. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the leader of the APC, is from the Southwest. By the established conventions of zoning, equity and national balance, one geopolitical zone cannot simultaneously produce the President and the Speaker. The only way Hon. Wole Oke can become Speaker is to secretly work against President Bola Tinubu, and decamp to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) after the 2027 general election.
We join the people of Obokun/Oriade to ask: how does Hon. Wole Oke intend to become Speaker in 2027 while President Tinubu remains President? For it to happen, President Tinubu must either lose the 2027 election, thereby vacating the Southwest slot, or the political order must be disrupted in a manner that works against the interest of the President and the party.
Is this the secret prayer of Hon. Wole Oke? Is this why he is not campaigning for President Tinubu? Is he subtly wishing for the electoral defeat of President Tinubu, the very man under whose party platform he now seeks a sixth term?
It is now evident that Hon. Wole Oke, a fifth-term lawmaker who recently joined the APC, is deploying the Speakership narrative as a campaign tool to secure a sixth term without any corresponding record of performance in Obokun/Oriade.
Hon. Wole Oke cannot become Speaker. He has spent eight years in the ruling party and twelve years in the opposition, yet he has never held any principal office. That speaks to incapacity, lack of trust, and the limitation of responsibility he has suffered over the years. He cannot become Speaker by deceiving the good people of Obokun/Oriade.
Our candidate, Pelumi Olajengbesi, is not seeking office to pursue a personal title. He is seeking office to restore effective representation, to attract development, and to give Obokun/Oriade a voice. He will focus on youth empowerment through digital technology and vocational skills, women will be empowered through businesses, farmers will be supported with inputs and innovative ideas. He will rescue, restore and reset Ijesa North towards prosperity.
Signed:
Sodiq Lawal Chocomilo
Spokesperson
Pelumi Olajengbesi Campaign Organisation
