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Ademola Adeleke
Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke ((); born 13 May 1960) is a Nigerian politician and businessman who has been serving as the governor of Osun State since 2022. He served as the senator representing the Osun-West senatorial district from 2017 to 2019.
He contested in the 2022 Osun State gubernatorial election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party and defeated incumbent governor, Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, who defeated him in the 2018 Osun State gubernatorial election rerun.
Adeleke contested in the 2026 Osun State gubernatorial election under the platform of Accord party. On 16 August 2026, he was re-elected the governor of Osun State after defeating All Progressives Congress candidate Bola Oyebamiji in the governorship election. He was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after polling 511,067 votes to Oyebamiji's 444,815.