- Tinubu Receives Adeleke, Osun Officials at Presidential Villa
- The governor arrived in a navy blue traditional outfit, carrying a walking stick, and was driven in a black Toyota Land Cruiser SUV
- Other Osun officials were also seen arriving at the Presidential Villa shortly after Adeleke
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently meeting with Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Eko Hot Blog gathered that Adeleke arrived at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa at about 5:25pm on Thursday for what is his first reported meeting with Tinubu since his re-election in the August 15 governorship election.
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The governor arrived in a navy blue traditional outfit, carrying a walking stick, and was driven in a black Toyota Land Cruiser SUV. He was accompanied by the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
The meeting comes days after Tinubu personally congratulated Adeleke on his victory at the polls.
In his congratulatory message, the President described the outcome of the election as “a fitting assurance that democracy will continue to flourish in our country” and urged the governor to unite the people of Osun State irrespective of their political affiliations.
Other Osun officials were also seen arriving at the Presidential Villa shortly after Adeleke.
Among them were the Director-General of the Adeleke Campaign Council, Senator Lere Oyewumi; a member of the council, Sunday Bisi; the governor’s Chief of Staff, Akinleye Kazeem; and the member representing Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Bamidele Salam.
The agenda of the closed-door meeting was not immediately made public as of the time of filing this report.
Adeleke’s visit comes amid heightened political interest following his victory in the Osun governorship election and his emergence for another term in office.
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