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Adeleke unveils 344-member council for Tinubu

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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has unveiled a 344-member committee to support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election. The list brings together officials from several parties and will be coordinated by Adeleke, according to a statement by his spokesperson Olawale Rasheed reported by Punch.

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has unveiled a 344-member campaign council to support Nigerian President Bola Tinubu’s re-election, according to a statement by his spokesperson Olawale Rasheed. The list was published in Osogbo on Wednesday and Adeleke will coordinate it.

It includes former Osun governor Adebisi Akande, Minister of Marine and Blue Economy Adegboyega Oyetola, national secretary of the ruling APC, Ajibola Basiru, and Bola Oyebamiji, the APC candidate for governor in the 2026 election. Officials and candidates from the APC, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and Accord are also among the appointees.

The council’s inauguration is scheduled for Thursday in Osogbo. The announced presence of opposition figures has raised questions: an APC source in the state told Punch that the two camps had not met to discuss campaign management since Adeleke was appointed coordinator. The party had not yet issued an official response to the list.

The announcement follows Accord’s questions about Adeleke’s electoral role, reported on 18 October, and the APC’s opening of registrations to support Tinubu in 2027, announced the same day.

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