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Ademola Adeleke
Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke
Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke is a Nigerian politician and Governor of Osun State, an office he assumed in November 2022. He previously represented Osun West in the Nigerian Senate following a 2017 by-election.
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At a glance
- Adeleke was sworn in as the sixth elected Governor of Osun State on November 27, 2022.
- He entered the Nigerian Senate in July 2017 after winning the Osun West senatorial by-election.
- The Supreme Court upheld his victory in the 2022 Osun governorship election on May 9, 2023.
- He joined the Accord Party in December 2025 and was reported declared the winner of the August 2026 Osun governorship election, although direct INEC documentation was not retrieved.
Background and education
The Osun State Government biography records that Adeleke was born in Enugu on May 13, 1960. It also reports that he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice from Atlanta Metropolitan State College in 2021, although no direct institutional record confirming that qualification was available in the collected evidence.
Senate service and governorship
Adeleke won the July 2017 Osun West senatorial by-election on the Peoples Democratic Party platform and was sworn into the Senate on July 12. The election filled the vacancy created by the death of his elder brother, Senator Isiaka Adeleke. Adeleke later became Governor of Osun State and was inaugurated on November 27, 2022.
Governorship contests and litigation
Adeleke contested the disputed 2018 Osun governorship election. The Court of Appeal ruled in May 2019 that he had been qualified to contest, reversing an earlier judgment on his eligibility, but the Supreme Court subsequently validated Gboyega Oyetola's election. Adeleke won the 2022 governorship contest, and the Supreme Court upheld that victory in May 2023.
Party affiliation and 2026 election status
Although Adeleke was elected governor on the Peoples Democratic Party platform in 2022, reporting states that he resigned from the PDP and formally joined Accord on December 9, 2025. He was reported declared re-elected on the Accord platform in August 2026. That result is supported here by contemporaneous reporting, but no direct INEC declaration, certificate of return, or record establishing the commencement of a subsequent term was retrieved.
Timeline
- Elected in the Osun West senatorial by-election.
- Sworn in as Senator representing Osun West.
- The Court of Appeal ruled that he was qualified to contest the 2018 Osun governorship election.
- Sworn in as the sixth elected Governor of Osun State.
- The Supreme Court upheld his 2022 Osun governorship-election victory.
- Formally joined the Accord Party after resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party.
- Reported declared re-elected as Osun governor on the Accord Party platform.
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Current context
- As of August 22, 2026, available official material and contemporaneous reporting identify Adeleke as Governor of Osun State. The evidence establishes his November 2022 inauguration and reports his re-election declaration in August 2026, but does not independently establish the start date of a subsequent term.
- Adeleke's reported party affiliation is Accord. He was elected governor on the Peoples Democratic Party platform in 2022, but reporting states that he resigned from the PDP and formally joined Accord in December 2025.
- Adeleke was reported declared the winner of the August 2026 Osun governorship election for a second term. This is based on contemporaneous reporting of the state returning officer's declaration; a direct INEC declaration or certificate of return was not retrieved.
Biographical facts
- The Osun State Government biography gives his birth date as May 13, 1960, and his birthplace as Enugu.
- The Osun State Government biography reports that he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice from Atlanta Metropolitan State College in 2021.
- He won the July 2017 Osun West senatorial by-election and was sworn into the Nigerian Senate on July 12, 2017.
- His election to the Senate filled the Osun West vacancy created by the death of his elder brother, Senator Isiaka Adeleke.
- On May 30, 2019, the Court of Appeal ruled that he was qualified to contest the 2018 Osun governorship election, overturning an earlier FCT High Court decision.
- The Supreme Court validated Gboyega Oyetola's election in the dispute over the 2018 Osun governorship contest.
- On May 9, 2023, the Supreme Court upheld Adeleke's victory in the July 2022 Osun governorship election and dismissed Gboyega Oyetola's appeal.
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- Osun State Government Governor of Osun State 2022-11-27–present
- Peoples Democratic Party Former member
- Accord Party Member 2025-12-09–present
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