PHOTOS: Adeleke presents return certificate to Tinubu

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Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday, presented his certificate of return to President Bola Tinubu, following a closed-door meeting at the Aso Villa, Abuja.

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The governor arrived at the villa at exactly 5:25 pm, dressed in a navy blue traditional attire, brandishing a walking stick and alighting from a black Toyota Land Cruiser SUV.

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He arrived alongside the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.

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It is his first meeting with the President since his re-election in last Saturday’s governorship election.

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In a tweet by Adeleke’s Special Assistant on Digital Media, Olalekan Badmus, the governor was seen shaking hands with the president.

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“Governor Ademola Adeleke presented his certificate of return to President Tinubu following a closed-door meeting at Aso Villa,” the tweet read.

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On Wednesday, Adeleke received his certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission and announced plans to establish a N500 million election violence victims endowment fund.

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The certificate was presented to him by the INEC National Commissioner representing the South-West, Prof Kunle Ajayi, at an event attended by political associates of the governor and members of his cabinet.

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The PUNCH reports that Adeleke was declared winner of the governorship election by the State Returning Officer of INEC, Prof Joshua Ogunwole, on Sunday.

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The governor, contesting on the platform of the Accord Party, polled 511,067 votes to defeat the All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, who scored 444,815 votes.

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In 2022, Adeleke, then a Peoples Democratic Party candidate, defeated former governor and current Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola.

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