{"id":172734,"date":"2025-08-06T14:04:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T13:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/apc-osun-govt-clash-over-governor-adeleke-two-week-absence"},"modified":"2025-08-06T15:08:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:08:45","slug":"apc-osun-govt-clash-over-governor-adeleke-two-week-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-osun-govt-clash-over-governor-adeleke-two-week-absence","title":{"rendered":"APC, Osun govt clash over Governor Adeleke two-week absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of abandoning his post and leaving the country for over two weeks without informing the public or formally handing over power to his deputy, Kola Adewusi.<\/p>\n<p>The APC, in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Kola Olabisi on Tuesday in Osogbo, described the governor\u2019s prolonged silence and unannounced departure as abnormal.<\/p>\n<p>The party also raised concerns about the leadership vacuum in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is wrong for Governor Adeleke to disappear without notifying the citizens or the legislature. We need to know who has been running Osun in his absence,\u201d the party said.<\/p>\n<p>The party, which alleged that the governor had been absent since his failed attempt to defect to the opposition APC, described the development as suspicious and lacking transparency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid the governor duly transmit power to his deputy, who is constitutionally covered to temporarily step into his principal\u2019s shoes?\u201d the APC queried.<\/p>\n<p>The statement added that questions about Adeleke\u2019s whereabouts had become widespread in public places, motor parks, and commercial buses across the state.<\/p>\n<p>Responding swiftly, Governor Adeleke\u2019s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, confirmed that the governor had travelled to the United States to attend the wedding of his nephew, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido.<\/p>\n<p>Rasheed also in a statement on Tuesday obtained by DAILY POST, dismissed the APC\u2019s statement as political mischief.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Adeleke\u2019s spokesperson revealed that the governor had not taken a formal vacation since assuming office in November 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGovernor Adeleke left Nigeria for the United States via the family\u2019s private jet a few days ago for the wedding of the global music icon, his beloved nephew, David Adeleke,\u201d Rasheed said.<\/p>\n<p>He also extended an invitation to the APC to attend the wedding celebration or join virtually.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis Excellency is inviting the opposition party to share in the joy of the Adeleke family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rasheed assured the public that the governor remains in constant contact with his deputy, Prince Kola Adewusi, who is supervising government activities during his absence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe governor has again chosen to make this trip a short one so that he can return promptly to attend to crucial state functions,\u201d Rasheed added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of abandoning his post and leaving the country for over two weeks without informing the public or formally handing over power to his deputy, Kola Adewusi. The APC, in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Kola Olabisi on Tuesday [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":172732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,16],"tags":[594,34,254,516],"class_list":["post-172734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-parties","tag-adeleke","tag-apc","tag-nigeria","tag-osun"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>APC, Osun govt clash over Governor Adeleke two-week absence - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of abandoning his post and leavin ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-osun-govt-clash-over-governor-adeleke-two-week-absence\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"APC, Osun govt clash over Governor Adeleke two-week absence\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke of abandoning his post and leavin ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-osun-govt-clash-over-governor-adeleke-two-week-absence\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-06T13:04:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-06T14:08:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1754476869.908321.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"597\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-osun-govt-clash-over-governor-adeleke-two-week-absence#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-osun-govt-clash-over-governor-adeleke-two-week-absence\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"APC, Osun govt clash over Governor Adeleke two-week absence\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-06T13:04:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-06T14:08:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-osun-govt-clash-over-governor-adeleke-two-week-absence\"},\"wordCount\":388,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-osun-govt-clash-over-governor-adeleke-two-week-absence#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/sm_1754476869.908321.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Adeleke\",\"APC\",\"Nigeria\",\"Osun\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Parties\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-osun-govt-clash-over-governor-adeleke-two-week-absence#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-osun-govt-clash-over-governor-adeleke-two-week-absence\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/parties\/apc-osun-govt-clash-over-governor-adeleke-two-week-absence\",\"name\":\"APC, Osun govt clash over Governor Adeleke two-week absence - 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