…Adeleke to Coordinate Bipartisan Campaign Council as APC, Accord and PDP Leaders Feature in Structure
The inauguration of the Osun State chapter of the Tinubu Presidential Campaign Council is scheduled to hold on Thursday, October 22, 2026, at the Oasis Event Centre, Osogbo, with prominent political figures from the All Progressives Congress (APC), Accord Party and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) expected to be part of the council.
The event, scheduled for 12 noon, is expected to bring together serving and former political officeholders, party leaders, National Assembly members, state lawmakers, local government chairpersons and other stakeholders in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s presidential campaign.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, spokesperson to the state coordinator, said the council would comprise a bipartisan list of political leaders and officeholders.
According to the statement, the council’s proposed structure includes prominent APC figures such as former Osun State Governor and former Interim National Chairman of the APC, Chief Bisi Akande; former Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola; Senator Iyiola Omisore; Senator Ajibola Basiru; Senator Jide Omoworare; Senator Sola Adeyeye; and Alhaji Bola Oyebamiji, among others.
Other categories listed in the proposed structure include APC state executive members, National Assembly candidates, House of Assembly candidates, former federal lawmakers and former members of the Osun State House of Assembly. Local government chairpersons are also represented.
The council’s proposed membership also features political figures associated with Accord and the PDP, including Professor Wale Oladipo, Prince Kola Adewusi, Erelu Olusola Obada, Dr Olu Alabi, Alhaji Kazeem Akinleye, Barrister Kolapo Alimi, Reverend Bunmi Jenyo and other serving and former public officeholders.
The Accord component of the structure includes National Assembly members and candidates, House of Assembly members and candidates, former federal and state lawmakers, party executives and local government chairpersons. The extensive list reflects the organisers’ stated intention to bring political stakeholders from different parties into the campaign framework.
The inauguration is expected to provide a platform for coordination among the listed political leaders and stakeholders ahead of the 2027 general election. However, the full list represents the proposed council structure as contained in the statement, and the final attendance and participation of individual members remain subject to confirmation.
Mallam Olawale Rasheed signed the statement on behalf of the state coordinator on October 20, 2026.
