Sen. Ademola Adeleke officially becomes the Governor of Osun State

Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has been sworn-in as the 6th elected Governor of Osun State on Sunday morning.

At exactly 11:54am, Adeleke became the governor of Osun State after being administered oaths of allegiance and office by the State’s President of the Customary Court before a mammoth crowd of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members, supporters and guests from all walks of life.

He took the oath of office alongside his deputy, Prince Kola Adewusi administered on them by the state Chief Judge, Adepele Ojo. The Independent National Electoral Commission had on June 17, 2022, declared Adeleke as the winner of the Osun governorship election.

In his inaugural speech on Sunday, Adeleke announced the freezing of all state accounts. He also announced the reversal of the state appellation to “Osun State” instead of “The state of Osun”.

Adeleke ordered that all state insignia should now reflect “state of the living spring” instead of “state of the virtue” as this is in line with the recognition of the state by the Nigerian constitution.

The new governor who promised to protect the interests of the Osun people also promised to set up panels to review every appointment and action taken by his predecessor, Oyetola between July 16 and his last day in office.