2027: Tinubu Appoints Adeleke To APC Campaign Council As Imole Group Vows to Mobilise Accord Structures for the President

By Reloaded News Desk

The Imole Campaign Council has welcomed the appointment of Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke as the Osun State Coordinator of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2027 Presidential Campaign Council, pledging to mobilise 1.5 million votes for the President in the forthcoming election.

The appointment was contained in the reconstituted presidential campaign council list released on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, placing Adeleke in a position to coordinate Tinubu’s campaign activities in Osun State despite his membership of the Accord Party.

In a statement signed by its Director-General, Senator Kamarudeen Olalere Oyewumi, the Imole Campaign Council described the appointment as well deserved and expressed confidence that Adeleke would justify the trust placed in him by the President.

The council said it was prepared to work towards Tinubu’s victory in Osun, adding that all Accord Party structures in the state would be mobilised in support of the President’s re-election bid.

“We assure the President that his confidence in the ability of Governor Adeleke to deliver Osun in the presidential election will not be misplaced,” the council said.

It reiterated its commitment to delivering 1.5 million votes for Tinubu, recalling an earlier pledge attributed to Adeleke in support of the President’s second-term ambition.

“We promise the President, just as Governor Adeleke had said some time ago, that we will deliver 1.5 million votes to ensure his victory in the coming presidential election,” the statement added.

The council also urged residents to continue supporting Adeleke’s administration, arguing that support for Tinubu’s re-election would complement the governor’s development agenda.

“Our message to the people of Osun State is to keep trusting and supporting Governor Adeleke as he continues to deliver on his campaign promises. A vote for President Tinubu is support for Governor Adeleke,” the statement said.

Adeleke’s appointment is one of the notable features of the expanded presidential campaign council, which includes political figures who do not belong to the APC.

The governor secured re-election in Osun in August 2026 under the Accord Party. His inclusion in Tinubu’s campaign structure therefore places him in the unusual position of coordinating the presidential campaign of a candidate belonging to a different political party.

The development follows Adeleke’s public expressions of support for Tinubu’s second-term bid. In previous remarks, the governor linked his support to the President’s South-West background and his desire to see major federal infrastructure projects in the region completed.

Adeleke has also said his support was not based on a political agreement with the President.

The reconstituted council also assigns campaign responsibilities to other prominent politicians outside the APC, including Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike, who is listed as coordinator for Rivers State and the FCT, and Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo, who belongs to the All Progressives Grand Alliance.

Their inclusion reflects the range of political figures named in the revised campaign structure, although the circumstances and arrangements surrounding each appointment may differ.

The appointment places Adeleke at the centre of Tinubu’s presidential campaign organisation in Osun, a state where the APC and Accord Party have competing political structures and interests.

The revised presidential campaign council is expected to be inaugurated at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday, October 14.

For Adeleke, the appointment adds a national political responsibility to his role as governor. For Tinubu’s campaign, it places a sitting governor from another party in charge of coordinating efforts in Osun as the ruling party prepares for the 2027 presidential election.