Ademola Adeleke, Bisi Akande and Adegboyega Oyetola are expected at the inauguration of Osun’s Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, former governor Bisi Akande and former governor Adegboyega Oyetola are among prominent political figures expected to participate in the inauguration of the state’s Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council in Osogbo on Thursday, October 22, 2026.
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The inauguration is expected to bring together political leaders, elected office holders, former lawmakers, party executives and other stakeholders from the All Progressives Congress (APC), Accord and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in support of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by Olawale Rasheed, spokesperson for Governor Adeleke, who also serves as the council’s state coordinator.
According to the statement, Adeleke is expected to oversee the inauguration of the council, which brings together political figures from different party backgrounds.
Among the APC leaders listed for the council are Akande, Oyetola, former senator Iyiola Omisore, Senator Ajibola Basiru, Senator Jide Omoworare, Senator Sola Adeyeye and Alhaji Bola Oyebamiji.
Other APC figures named include Otunba Titilayo Ponnle, Engr Akintunde Adegboye, Engr Mumini Olabanji and former House of Representatives Speaker Foluke Etteh.
The council’s APC component also features former federal and state lawmakers, including Senator Sunday Fajinmi, Senator Mudashir Hussain, Olubunmi Etteh, Adejare Bello, Wale Afolabi and Olatunbosun Oyintiloye.
Members of the party’s state executive committee, as well as candidates for the National Assembly and Osun State House of Assembly, are also listed.
The proposed campaign council also features prominent figures from Accord and the PDP, reflecting the involvement of politicians outside the APC in the campaign structure.
Those listed include Professor Wale Oladipo, Prince Kola Adewusi, Erelu Olusola Obada, Dr Olu Alabi, Alhaji Kazeem Akinleye, Alhaja Atinuke Oyawoye, Barrister Kolapo Alimi and Reverend Bunmi Jenyo.
Other names on the list are Senator Lere Oyewumi, Bamidele Salam, Adewale Morufu Adewale, Clement Akanni, Soji Adetunji, Lukman Mudashiru and Lanre Ladebo.
Accord candidates for the National Assembly, alongside serving and former members of the Osun State House of Assembly, are also expected to be represented.
The statement further identified party executives and other political stakeholders, including Pastor Victor Akande, Prince Bola Ajao, Nathaniel Ojetola, Wunmi Otunla, Barrister Ebenezer Bolarinwa and Alhaji Adeyela Adeleke.
Local government chairpersons and grassroots political leaders from across the state’s local government areas are also included in the proposed structure.
According to the statement, their participation is intended to ensure representation from different parts of Osun State during the campaign activities.
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The inauguration comes ahead of the 2027 presidential election, as political parties and their supporters begin organising structures to mobilise voters across the country.
