Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as Senator of Osun-West Senatorial District from 2017 to 2019.

He is from the Ede area of Osun State. Often referred to as the ‘dancing senator’, he defeated Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola, the incumbent Governor of Osun State, in the 2022 governorship election in the state on July 16.

Table of Content hide 1 Biography 2 Career 2.1 Ademola Adeleke as Senator 2.2 Ademola Adeleke as Governor 3 Net worth 4 Family 5 Is Ademola Adeleke related to Davido? 6 Conclusion

Biography

Ademola Adeleke, a member of the well-known Adeleke family, was born on May 13, 1960, in Ede, Osun State. His father, Raji Ayoola Adeleke, is a Muslim, while his mother, Nnena Esther Adeleke, is an Igbo-Christian. His two older brothers are Dr. Adedeji Adeleke and Late Mr. Isiaka Adeleke. He is his parents’ third and last child.

After relocating to Old Oyo State, Adeleke attended Nawarudeen Elementary School in Ikire after beginning his primary education at Methodist Primary School in Surulere, Lagos State.

He completed his secondary education at Ede Muslim Grammar School after moving on to The Seventh Day Adventist Secondary School, Ede, also in the then-Old Oyo State. He joined his two other older brothers in the US to finish his studies.

He began his post-secondary education at Jacksonville State University in Alabama, where he majored in criminal justice and minored in political science. After much controversy surrounding his educational background, he returned to school and enrolled at Atlanta Metropolitan State College in the United States. In 2021, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice.

Career

Ademola Adeleke

Adeleke is a businessman and administrator. He served as an executive director of Guinness Nigeria Plc From 1992 to 1999, where General Theophilus Danjuma was one of his co-directors. From 2001 to 2016, he served as the group executive director of his brother’s business, Pacific Holdings Limited.

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He had previously served as a service contractor with Quicksilver Courier Company in Atlanta, Georgia, US, from 1985 to 1989 before joining Pacific Holdings Limited. From 1990 until 1994, he served as vice president of Origin International LLC, an Atlanta, Georgia, US-based manufacturer of flavours and fragrances.

Adeleke is a humanitarian and a member of the community. Together with his late brother, Senator Isiaka Adeleke, who passed away in April 2017, Adeleke began his political career in 2001. After his brother passed away in 2017, he ran in the Osun West by-election and won under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)

Until April 2017, he belonged to the All Progressives Congress (APC) before switching to PDP.

Ademola Adeleke as Senator

The Osun West Senatorial District and other important party leaders agreed to restore the ticket to the Adelekes, allowing Ademola Adeleke to fill Isiaka Adeleke’s Senate seat as required by the constitution.

Unexpectedly, Ademola Adeleke won the by-election in 2017. He garnered 97,280 votes and was victorious in nine of the ten local governments in the senatorial district. He credited his late brother for helping him win.

Ademola Adeleke as Governor

Ademola Adeleke campaigning for Governor

On September 22, 2018, Adeleke ran for governor of Osun State under the PDP against prominent competitors Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola of the APC and Iyiola Omisore of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) pronounced the election inconclusive and scheduled a rerun for September 27, 2018. After the run-off, APC candidate Oyetola was declared the winner. Adeleke denounced the outcome, calling the election a “coup.”

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However, an Abuja-based tribunal announced Adeleke as the winner of the election on March 22, 2019.

His celebration was short-lived as on Friday, July 5, 2019, the Supreme Court declared Oyetola as the legitimate winner of the election.

Again, Adeleke ran as a candidate for the PDP on July 16, 2022, to unseat Oyetola.

Oyetola lost to Adeleke with 375,077 votes to 402,979 votes. Adeleke won in 17 local governments out of 30.

Net worth

With a net worth estimated to be over N54.78 billion ($132m), Ademola Adeleke is one of Nigeria’s wealthiest politicians and most popular figures.

Family

Ademola Adeleke is married to Titilola Adeleke. The marriage is blessed with three kids.

His two sons, artists named Sina Rambo and B-Red, are well-known in Nigeria. His daughter is Nike Adeleke.

Is Ademola Adeleke related to Davido?

Ademola Adeleke and Davido

Ademola Adeleke is an uncle to musician David Adeleke, who is popularly known as Davido. Davido is son to Ademola’s elder brother Dr Adedeji Adeleke.

Conclusion

Adeleke was accused and charged with fabricating his secondary school testimonial and West African Examination Council results before the Osogbo high court. It was claimed that Adeleke’s declaration of Ede Muslim Grammar School, Osun State, to INEC on July 20, 1988, was made when Osun State was not yet a state. Additionally, the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) results mentioned in the testimony demonstrated that the examination format wasn’t in use in 1981. Another letter from the Ede Muslim Grammar School, the one from 2018, states that the principal who signed the letter in 1988 also signed the letter in 2018, which prompted the authorities to detain the principal.

Adeleke’s defence attorney asserted that Adeleke’s secondary school has not publicly refuted his testimony requesting the court to dismiss the case. The court’s ruling stated that the plaintiff could not establish Adeleke’s forgery. Witnesses testified in court that Adeleke was not present in the examination room. One of the witnesses claimed that he would have been easy to recognise because he is well-known.

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