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Osun guber: Adeleke names who’s responsible for freezing of account, other issues

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August 17, 2026

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Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has stated that President Bola Tinubu is not aware of certain actions taken by federal agencies prior to the governorship election in the state.

He indicated that some of those actions were carried out by the President’s cousin, Gboyega Oyetola, who is also a former governor of the state.

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As reported by DAILY POST, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, froze a bank account belonging to the Osun State Government earlier in August as part of an investigation into the alleged mismanagement of approximately N11 billion.

The commission noted that it had identified suspicious fund movements and restricted the account to prevent any further transactions while the investigation was ongoing.

In response, President Tinubu instructed the EFCC to return to court to lift the order and cease the related actions, expressing concern that the timing might suggest that a federal agency was being utilized to meddle in the election.

“The President is not aware of most of these matters. He has numerous foreign responsibilities and tasks to attend to,” Adeleke remarked during an interview on Channels Television on Sunday.

The governor further mentioned that some of his aides were summoned by the EFCC for questioning but were released after no evidence of wrongdoing was found.

“I told my people, go there. We haven’t got anything to hide. And when they go there, they ask them questions, and then they will say, ‘go on.’ Can you imagine my spokesperson? You are inviting my spokesperson — is my spokesperson a finance minister or accountant?” Adeleke asked.

He characterized the invitations as a diversion and claimed that Oyetola was responsible for the situation due to his connection with President Tinubu.

“All these things is Oyetola because he is the cousin to the President. He is dropping the President’s name. I know that the President didn’t know about the EFCC one. That is why he had to call me and stop it,” Adeleke said

Adeleke was re-elected for a second term as the governor of Osun State, receiving 511,067 votes, while APC’s Bola Oyebamiji garnered 444,815 votes. ADC’s Najeem Salaam finished in third place with 17,180 votes.

Adeleke triumphed in 19 out of the state’s 30 local government areas, whereas Oyebamiji won in 11.

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Osun: APC’s defeat not Adeleke’s trade-off for supporting Tinubu – Hakeem Baba-Ahmed

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August 17, 2026

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Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, a former political adviser to President Bola Tinubu, has insisted that the All Progressives Congress, APC, defeat in Osun State is not a trade-off for Governor Ademola Adeleke’s support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 presidential election.

Adeleke won Saturday’s keenly contested governorship election after polling 511,067 votes.

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Osun: ‘APC attempted to rape democracy, laid siege like bandits’ – Atiku’s aide claims

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August 17, 2026

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Mr Demola Olarenwaju, Senior Political Assistant to the African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has said the All Progressives Congress, APC, failed in its alleged attempt to rape democracy in Osun State.

Olarenwaju said the APC laid siege to Osun State like bandits two weeks before the governorship election.

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2027: ‎Ganduje’s son dumps NDC after three months

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August 17, 2026

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Abdulaziz Ganduje, the eldest son of former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje, has returned to the party after three months in the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC.

APC officials and members formally received Abdullahi back on Sunday at the Ganduje Ward office in Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of the state, where he re-collected his membership card.

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