Adeleke Has No Plan To Join APC, Says Campaign Council 

The Imole Campaign Council, the campaign organisation of Osun state Governor Ademola Adeleke in last Saturday’s guber election, has said the re-elected governor’s visit to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is in line with the customs and political tradition at the conclusion of off cycle elections in Nigeria.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), had declared Adeleke, as the winner of the Osun governorship election conducted on Saturday, August 15, 2025.

The governor scored 511,067 votes to defeat the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Oyebamiji, who polled 444,815 votes.

Adeleke on Thursday visited President Tinubu at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja where he presented his certificate of return to the Nigerian leader.

While insinuations emerged that the Osun govenror may join the president’s party,

the APC, following the meeting,

his campaign team dismissed such suggestions.

Chairman,media and publicity committee of The Imole Campaign Council, Hon. Bamidele Salam dismissed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday.

Salam who chairs the House of Representatives’ Public Accounts Committee, said the

governor’s visit and top members of his campaign team had absolutely nothing to do with a plan to move from Accord Party to APC as being insinuated in certain quarters.

“The Imole Campaign Council wishes to state that the visit by Osun State Governor, Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke to His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday is in line with customs and political tradition at the conclusion of off cycle elections in Nigeria.

“Governor Adeleke, like every other Governor who emerged victorious in an off cycle election, has a responsibility to show respect and appreciation to the office of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces whose charge in various pre-election speeches and statements was to the effect that the electoral umpire and Security agencies must allow for a free and fair election in Osun State.

“The visit also afforded Mr. President as the father of the Nation and the Osun State Governor a platform to discuss issues pertaining to peace, security and progress of Osun State after the tensed election.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the visit of Mr Governor and top members of his Campaign team had absolutely nothing to do with a plan to move from Accord to the All Progressives Congress as being insinuated in certain quarters.

“We wish to state unequivocally that at no stage during the visit to Mr President was the issue of decamping to the APC discussed.

“The Imole Campaign Council appreciates President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the opportunity of the visit and assures all supporters of Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke of the Governor’s continued commitment to the service of the good people of Osun State who stood solidly by him in the recently concluded elections,” the statement read.