Nigeria’s latest governor Ademola Adeleke and his guarantees to Osun individuals

The brand new Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, was sworn in on Sunday following his victory on the 16 July governorship election.

Operating because the candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Get together (PDP), he polled 403,371 votes to beat the incumbent, Gboyega Oyetola, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 375,027 votes.

Mr Adeleke turns into the sixth governor of the 29-year outdated state however solely the sixth to be elected.

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Mr Adeleke was born on 13 Could 1960 into the rich and politically influential Adeleke household in Ede, one of many main cities within the state.

His elder brother, the late Adetunji Adeleke, was the primary elected governor of the state, serving for 20 months between January 1992 and November 1993 when the army pustch of Normal Sani Abacha reduce quick the Nigerian Third Republic.

The brand new governor began his elementary training at Methodist Main Faculty in Surulere, Lagos State, and later transferred to Nawarudeen Main Faculty in Ikire.

He later attended Ede Muslim Grammar Faculty Ede for his secondary training earlier than transferring to the US to affix his two elder brothers.

In the US, he attended Jacksonville State College, Alabama, the place he studied legal justice and political science.

He later enrolled at Atlanta Metropolitan State Faculty, the place he bagged a Bachelor of Science in legal justice in 2021.

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Mr Adeleke served as the chief director of his family-owned Pacific Holdings Restricted from 2001 to 2016; and later turned a service contractor for Quicksilver Courier Firm in Atlanta, Georgia, the US.

He was the vice chairman of Origin Worldwide LLC, a flavour and perfume manufacturing firm in Atlanta, Georgia, from 1990 to 1994.

His mom Nnena Esther-Adeleke, was an Igbo Christian, whereas his father, Raji Adedeji – Adeleke, was a Yoruba Muslim.

Mr Adeleke was president of Adeleke College.

The brand new governor turned widespread in politics after the controversial demise of his elder brother, who on the time was the senator for Osun-West district.

Mr Adeleke, 62, died on 23 April 2017 at a hospital in Osogbo, the state capital, the place he was taken after changing into sick at a political assembly.

Whereas it was later reported that the flamboyant senator died of a coronary heart assault, hearsay had rapidly unfold that he was poisoned. After the demise of his elder brother, the brand new governor gained a bye-election to fill his vacant senatorial seat.

He rapidly turned often known as the “dancing senator” for his pastime and bubbly spirit.

Adeleke’s promise to Osun individuals

Mr Adeleke campaigned with a five-point agenda, which consists of prioritisation of public employees’ welfare, salaries, gratuities and pensions; boosting the state’s financial system by means of facilitating enterprise loans to market girls, youth and artisans; and utilizing Osun cash serving Osun individuals by means of dwelling grown infrastructure coverage.

Different features of the agenda embrace people-focused social coverage by means of skill-based training; reasonably priced well being care, state safety and social safety assist and agro-based Industrialisation for wealth and job creation for teenagers and girls.

Extra prominently in Mr Adeleke’s guarantees on the marketing campaign path is immediate fee of employees’ salaries. He has 4 years to fulfil his guarantees.