Adeleke meets Tinubu at Aso Villa, presents certificate of return
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa to present his certificate of return following his re-election. Despite the official certification, the APC has rejected the results and continues to contest the outcome.
Why it matters
The ongoing dispute over the Osun gubernatorial election highlights persistent tensions in Nigerian electoral politics and the challenges of democratic transition.
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday held a closed-door meeting with Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Adeleke, who was re-elected on Saturday, August 15, arrived at the State House at about 5:20 pm and proceeded straight to the president’s office for the meeting during which he presented his certificate of return to Tinubu.
The meeting came shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) issued certificate of return to Adeleke.
Adeleke, who contested on the platform of the Accord, secured 511,067 votes to defeat Bola Oyebamiji, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, who polled 444,815 votes.
The governor won 19 of the state’s 30 LGAs, defeating 14 other candidates, including Oyebamiji and Najeem Salaam of the African Democratic Congress (AD), who was a distant third with 17,180 votes.
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