Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has refuted allegations that he nominated his organic daughter and uncle as cupboard members within the state.
On Friday, July 7, 2023, the checklist of the cupboard nominees for Osun State was publicly introduced by the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun.
Among the nominees is Mrs Adenike Folasade Adeleke, the spouse of the late elder brother of Governor Adeleke, Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke.
The elder Adeleke was the primary govt governor of Osun State and a 3 time period senator representing Osun West Senatorial District who died in April, 2017.
Also among the many nominees is Prof. Maroon Adeleke who is just not in any manner associated to the governor.
In a press release signed by Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the governor maintained that there is no such thing as a fact within the report as not one of the two nominees is his daughter and uncle.
“Prof Adeleke was born at Ilesa and hails from Osogbo, the state capital. Mrs Adeleke is the daughter of Chief Omidiran of Osogbo Land and wife of the late Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Isiaka Adeleke.
“We had expected those pushing the fake news to engage in basic investigative journalism if they have any altruistic motive. If however the goal is to malign the state Governor, the truth cannot be hidden as the nominees are bona-fide indigenes of Osogbo land.
“We therefore urge members of the public to ignore those merchants of fake news. No biological member of the Governor’s family is included in the cabinet list. Governor Adeleke is committed to fair distribution of appointments based on competency, spread and sectoral representation.”
Immediately the checklist was made public by the Osun Assembly on Friday, some information shops, not Media Talk Africa, reported that Adenike Folasade Adeleke is the daughter of the governor.
