Barely 48 hours after endorsing President Bola Tinubu for second term, Governor Ademola Adeleke on Thursday attended the 101st National Executive Council meeting of the People’s Democratic Party in Abuja.
InsightMedia recalls that Adeleke, together with the leadership caucus of the Osun PDP, on Tuesday adopted Tinubu, a member of the All Progressives Congress, for re-election in 2027.
According to the statement signed by Adeleke and some leaders of the Party, the Osun PDP leadership caucus, after a meeting on Monday at the Government House, adopted Tinubu as the Party’s presidential candidate.
The statement partly reads, “That the majority of the members of the APC in Osun State are opposed to the idea of the defection of Governor Adeleke to the APC, which did not originate from the governor in the first instance. Some APC leaders based on entrenched interests have demonstrated hostility and resentment towards Governor Ademola Adeleke. Some went on social media and national television to call Governor Adeleke all kinds of unprintable names.
“That the majority of PDP members in Osun State are not happy about the idea of the defection of Governor Adeleke to APC, but only reluctantly agreed to follow Governor Adeleke to wherever he goes to show their love, support and loyalty to his leadership.
“That the PDP in Osun State recognizes the fact that Osun State is the ancestral home of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, which makes the President the son of Osun State. Therefore, the PDP in Osun State hereby, adopts, and endorses President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for re-election in the 2027 presidential election.”
Just barely 48 hours after the adoption, Governor Adeleke was sighted at the National Executive Council meeting of the PDP in Abuja.
Also present was the Minority Leader of the Senate, Akogun Lere Oyewumi, who was also part of the signatories to the endorsement of Tinubu.
The meeting was presided by the acting National Chairman of the Party, Umar Damagun.
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