Bashorun Adekunle Oladeji, popularly known as Omo BAO, has made a striking disclosure about his political journey, his family’s experience within the All Progressives Congress (APC), and his changing assessment of Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde.
Speaking during a political discussion, Oladeji alleged that Senator Sharafadeen Alli had “abused my father,” adding that his father is among the elders who are aggrieved within the APC.
> “Sharafadeen Alli abused my father, and my dad is even one of the aggrieved elders of the APC.”
Oladeji went further by reflecting on his own previous political rhetoric against Governor Makinde. According to him, while he was a member of the APC, he frequently criticised the governor and claimed that Makinde was not performing well in office.
However, he now says his earlier assessment was wrong.
> “When I was in the APC, I used to abuse Seyi Makinde, saying he wasn't doing well, whereas it was a lie; we all know he is performing.”
The comments come at a politically significant moment in Oyo State, with the 2027 governorship contest already generating intense alignments, disagreements and reconciliation efforts across the major political camps.
Senator Sharafadeen Alli is currently the APC's governorship candidate for the 2027 election. The party formally unveiled him in July and simultaneously announced Adesoji Adedeji as his running mate. At the unveiling, Alli appealed to fellow aspirants and aggrieved party members to embrace reconciliation and work together ahead of the election.
That reconciliation effort has subsequently produced a more formal process. In August, the Oyo APC reconciliation committee announced that Alli had reconciled with four aggrieved governorship aspirants following the party's primary. The committee acknowledged that some aspirants had reservations about the primary process but said they had agreed to move beyond the contest.
Oladeji's comments therefore touch on an issue that has remained central to Oyo politics: internal party grievances, political loyalty and the movement of individuals between competing political platforms.
Meanwhile, the political contest between the APC and other platforms has become increasingly visible. Recent public exchanges between Governor Seyi Makinde and Senator Alli have included arguments over professional credentials, infrastructure and the record of government in Oyo State.
Makinde has also declared his intention to pursue the presidency on the platform of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), adding another dimension to the increasingly complex political realignment ahead of 2027. Recent fact-checking has also highlighted the need to distinguish the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) from the Alao-Akala Transformation Movement (ATM), after a viral video created confusion around the two acronyms.
Against this backdrop, Oladeji's admission that he previously criticised Makinde but now acknowledges his performance is likely to generate discussion about how political narratives change when individuals leave one political camp for another.
His statement also raises questions about the unresolved grievances of some party elders and stakeholders, particularly as political parties attempt to consolidate their structures ahead of 2027.
For Oyo State, where political relationships frequently cut across party lines, the coming months are likely to produce more such revelations, defections, reconciliations and reassessments.
For now, Oladeji's message is clear: the political positions he once held against Governor Makinde have changed, while his family's alleged grievances involving Senator Alli remain part of his explanation for that changing political outlook.
*The allegations concerning Senator Alli and Oladeji's father are presented as Oladeji's claims; this report does not independently establish those allegations as fact.*
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