2027: Adeleke, Accord Party leaders adopt Tinubu as presidential candidate
Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun state, and the national leadership of Accord Party have adopted President Bola Tinubu as the party’s candidate for the 2027 election.
In a statement on Sunday, Pelumi Olajengbesi, Adeleke re-election campaign spokesperson, said the governor and the party’s national leadership met on Saturday night in Osogbo, the Osun state capital, where they discussed extensively about issues confronting the party.
Olajengbesi said the leadership of the party said it is important that the Tinubu administration completes all the roads and infrastructure projects it has commenced such as the Lagos-Calabar Coastal road and the Sokoto-Badagry highway.
He said discussions about the August governorship election were also held with the party’s leadership warning against violence, intimidation, electoral manipulation and the use of security forces against members of Accord Party in Osun state.
The campaign spokesperson said members of the party’s national leadership present at the meeting include Maxwell Mgbudem, national chairman; Maryam Sale, deputy national chairman; Ajaja Abiola Adebukola, the national secretary; Abdulazeez Oyeniyi Salaudeen, national treasurer; Ibe Thankgod, national organising secretary; Omorogbe Joseph, national publicity secretary; among others.
Also in attendance were the party’s state’s chairmen from all over the country.
