Tinubu-Adeleke Alliance: Beyond Campaigns, Report Alleges Secret Osun Power-Sharing Deal Amid APC Rift

By Reloaded News Desk

A reported political arrangement linking President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election campaign in Osun State with negotiations over the state’s lingering local-government dispute has raised questions about the interests behind Governor Ademola Adeleke’s emergence as coordinator of the presidential campaign council.

It is alleged that negotiations involving the Presidency and key political actors in Osun could extend beyond campaign mobilisation to the sharing of political appointments and local-government chairmanship nominations.

The report, citing unnamed sources, alleged that the proposed arrangement could involve 20 of Osun’s 30 local government areas, alongside a possible out-of-court settlement of the dispute surrounding control of the councils.

Reloaded News could not independently verify the alleged allocation of council nominations or establish that the parties had reached a binding agreement on the reported terms.

Presidency’s intervention in council dispute

The reported arrangement comes amid renewed efforts to resolve the prolonged dispute over Osun’s local governments.

Report has it that Tinubu had initiated negotiations involving Adeleke’s administration, with his Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila, reportedly leading a committee working towards a resolution.

The negotiations were reported against the backdrop of ongoing legal disagreements over control of the local councils.

The overlap between the reported talks and the subsequent campaign arrangement has prompted questions about whether the two processes are connected.

Adeleke’s appointment unsettles Osun APC

Adeleke, who belongs to the Accord Party, was appointed to coordinate Tinubu’s presidential campaign in Osun ahead of the 2027 general election.

The arrangement has generated controversy within the APC, particularly because some prominent party figures were absent from the October 22 inauguration of the Osun Presidential Campaign Council.

Former governor Gboyega Oyetola and the APC’s 2026 governorship candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, were among those absent from the reported list of attendees.

The Osun APC chairman also complained that the state party leadership had not been properly consulted before the campaign council’s inauguration.

Meanwhile, APC National Secretary Ajibola Basiru, former party national secretary Iyiola Omisore,  former governor Adebisi Akande and former presidential aide; Senator Babajide Omoworare were among the prominent political figures associated with the inauguration.

The developments have raised questions about the balance of influence between Adeleke’s political structure and established APC leaders in the state.

Report further alleged that the proposed arrangement could affect the distribution of political appointments and the relative influence of different political camps in Osun.

It also raised the possibility that Adeleke could defect to the APC after the 2027 elections.

Neither the alleged appointment-sharing terms nor a commitment by Adeleke to join the APC has been independently established.

No publicly verified agreement containing the reported terms has been identified in the material reviewed by Reloaded News.

The central issue remains is the Presidency’s efforts to resolve the local-government dispute and its decision to place Adeleke at the centre of Tinubu’s Osun campaign are separate political initiatives or parts of a wider understanding.

Resolving that question requires evidence of the negotiations, the positions taken by the parties and any formal proposals relating to council nominations, appointments or the pending court proceedings.

For now, the reported power-sharing arrangement remains an allegation requiring further corroboration. The documented campaign alliance and the reported negotiations over the local-government dispute provide the context for scrutiny.

Reloaded News will publish further details as the events unfold.

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