PHOTOS: Adeleke presents return certificate to Tinubu
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August 20, 2026 7:41 pm
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, presenting his return certificate to President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Credit: #O_basslet/X
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday, presented his certificate of return to President Bola Tinubu, following a closed-door meeting at the Aso Villa, Abuja.
The governor arrived at the villa at exactly 5:25 pm, dressed in a navy blue traditional attire, brandishing a walking stick and alighting from a black Toyota Land Cruiser SUV.
He arrived alongside the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
It is his first meeting with the President since his re-election in last Saturday’s governorship election.
In a tweet by Adeleke’s Special Assistant on Digital Media, Olalekan Badmus, the governor was seen shaking hands with the president.Make PUNCH part of your everyday experience.Add us to your Preferred Sources
“Governor Ademola Adeleke presented his certificate of return to President Tinubu following a closed-door meeting at Aso Villa,” the tweet read.
Credit: #O_basslet/X
On Wednesday, Adeleke received his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission and announced plans to establish a N500 million election violence victims endowment fund.
The certificate was presented to him by the INEC National Commissioner representing the South-West, Prof Kunle Ajayi, at an event attended by political associates of the governor and members of his cabinet.
The PUNCH reports that Adeleke was declared winner of the governorship election by the State Returning Officer of INEC, Prof Joshua Ogunwole, on Sunday.
The governor, contesting on the platform of the Accord Party, polled 511,067 votes to defeat the All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, who scored 444,815 votes.
In 2022, Adeleke, then a Peoples Democratic Party candidate, defeated former governor and current Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola.
Olayiwola Ajisafe
Ajisafe is a multimedia journalist and digital copy editor with over four years experience
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