Gbenro Adesina
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has spoken from the United States of America regarding the just concluded 2022 Governorship election in the State of Osun, saying the success Senator of Ademola Adeleke at the poll was a will of God.
In the election, Adeleke of the People Democratic Party (PDP) got a total of 403,371 votes to beat the sitting governor, Gboyega Oyetola of All Progressive Congress (APC), who got 375,027 votes.
Aregbesola in a message on his Facebook said, “This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men.” – (Daniel 4:17).”
Some governors elected on the PDP platform, including Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto, Bala Mohammed of Bauchi, Godwin Obaseki of Edo, and Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta who is also the party’s vice-presidential candidate, also congratulated the governor-elect.
Makinde said, “On behalf of the government and the good people of Oyo State, I congratulate the Governor-Elect, Senator Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke and the people of Osun State on this victory. It’s great to have a second PDP flag flying in the southwest. Truly, power resides with the people.”
Tambuwal said, “The good people of Osun State have spoken loud and clear that politics is local. I want to congratulate my brother, Senator Isiaka Adeleke on his victory. The PDP family appreciates the Good people of Osun for sending the signal that H.E Atiku is coming.”
Bala said, “Congratulations to the PDPg and all stakeholders who worked day and night to make this possible. Power to The People!”
Okowa stated, “I congratulate the people of Osun State and my brother, Senator Ademola Adeleke, the PDP candidate for a decisive victory at yesterday’s polls. Congratulations to the people of Osun! Congratulations to my brother, Senator Adeleke. Congratulations to our great party, the PDP!”
Atiku, the PDP candidate also said, “Most importantly, congratulations to the great people of Osun State for proving that power indeed belongs to the people.”
Reacting, the outgoing governor, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola said that he has taken cognizance of the results of the election as announced by the INEC, stressing his party would react after appraising the outcome of the poll.
The governor called his supporters to remain calm and asked the people of the state to go about their business without hindrance.
He also called on the security operatives to ensure the maintenance of law and order calling on security operatives to take adequate charge to prevent break down of law and order.
Ademola Adeleke, 62, was born on March 6, 1960, to the family of Ayoola Adeleke and Esther in Enugu, South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria.
Until June 2019, he served as a senator for Nigeria’s Osun-west senatorial district. His family hails from Ede in Ede Local Government Area.
Adeleke began his elementary education at Methodist Primary School in Surulere, Lagos State, and later transferred to Nawarudeen Primary School in Ikire. He also attended Ede Muslim Grammar School Ede, completing his secondary education before moving to the US to join his two elder brothers.
He enrolled at Atlanta Metropolitan State College, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice in 2021.
Ademola Adeleke is a successful businessman and administrator who served as Pacific Holdings Limited’s group executive director from 2001 to 2016.
Pacific Holdings Limited was his brother’s company as at then. From 1985 to 1988, Ademola worked as a service contractor for Quicksilver Courier Company in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States.
From 1990 to 1994, he served as vice president of Origin International LLC, a flavour and fragrance manufacturing company in Atlanta, Georgia, US.
Ademola Adeleke is an affable man and is fondly called the Dancing Senator, following his dramatic victory dance when he was declared the winner of the Osun West Senatorial District by-election.
Adeleke is an uncle to the popular pop artiste, Davido and the father of another popular singer B-red.
His hobbies include dancing and singing; he even claims to have taught his son and his nephew, Davido, how to sing.
Senator Adeleke holds the traditional title of Otunba of Oke-Ila Orangun.
Until the death of his elder brother, Isiaka Adeleke, the head of Adeleke’s empire, who died on April 23, 2017, Ademola was relatively unknown in politics before then.
Osun West Senatorial District and other party powerful men agreed to return the ticket to Adeleke’s empire, as such; Demola stepped in to fill Isiaka’s vacancy in the Senate since it is required to do so by the constitution.
It was a shock win in the by-election for Adeleke. Nine of the ten local governments in the senatorial district elected him, and he received 97,280 votes in total. He dedicated his victory to his late brother.
On September 22, 2018, Adeleke ran for the governorship of Osun State as a member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) against APC’s Gboyega Oyetola and Iyiola Omisore, candidates of the Social Democratic Party (SDP)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ruled the election inconclusive and scheduled a rerun for September 27, 2018. Oyetola, a candidate for the APC, won the run-off election.
Adeleke called the election a “coup” and opposed the outcome. On March 22, 2019, a Tribunal proclaimed Adeleke, the winner of the election.
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