Ademola Adeleke

Adeleke commenced his primary education at Methodist Primary School, Surulere Lagos State then relocated to Old Oyo State and attended Nawarudeen Primary School, Ikire. He progressed to The Seventh Day Adventist Secondary School, Ede also in the then Old Oyo State and later moved to Ede Muslim Grammar School Ede, where he finished his secondary school education before relocating to the United States.{{cite web |last1=Agbedo |first1=Onyedika |title=Personality of the Week: Ademola Adeleke |url=https://www.sunnewsonline.com/personality-of-the-week-senator-ademola-adeleke/ |website=Sunnews Online |date=23 September 2018 |access-date=27 January 2019}} As he left Nigeria to continue his studies joining his two other elder brothers in the United States. He started higher studies at Jacksonville State University,{{Cite web|title=About – Senator {{!}} Ademola Adeleke|url=https://senademolaadeleke.com.ng/about/|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-25}} Alabama in the United States where he majored in criminal justice and with minor in political science.{{cite web |last1=Bada |first1=Gbenga |title=5 quick facts about PDP governorship candidate in Osun |url=https://www.pulse.ng/news/politics/ademola-adeleke-5-quick-facts-about-pdp-governorship-candidate-in-osun/xplmr24 |website=Pulse |access-date=27 January 2019}} After much controversies surrounding his educational qualification, he went back to school and got enrolled at Atlanta Metropolitan State College in the United States, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in criminal justice in 2021.

Adeleke is a businessman and administrator; he served as an executive director of Guinness Nigeria Plc from 1992 to 1999, where his co-directors included General Theophilus Danjuma;{{Cite web |title=Ademola Adeleke's School Certificate Scandal And Other Things To Know About Osun Governor-elect {{!}} Sahara Reporters |url=https://saharareporters.com/2022/07/17/ademola-adelekes-school-certificate-scandal-and-other-things-know-about-osun-governor |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=saharareporters.com}} he was the group executive director at his brother's company, Pacific Holdings Limited from 2001 to 2016.{{Cite web|date=2022-01-19|title=How I built multi-million dollar business in US, Senator Ademola Adeleke|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2022/01/how-i-built-multi-million-dollar-business-in-us-senator-ademola-adeleke/|access-date=2022-02-24|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}} Prior to joining Pacific Holdings Limited, Ademola had worked with Quicksilver Courier Company in Atlanta, Georgia, US, as a service contractor in 1985–1989.

He progressed to Origin International LLC, Atlanta, Georgia, US, a flavours and fragrance manufacturing company as vice president from 1990 to 1994.{{cite web |last1=Admin |title=Personality of the Week: Ademola Adeleke |url=https://www.sunnewsonline.com/personality-of-the-week-senator-ademola-adeleke/ |website=Sun News Online |date=23 September 2018 |access-date=27 January 2019}}

Adeleke is a community member and philanthropist.{{Cite web|url=https://nass.gov.ng/mp/profile/972|title=Ademola Adeleke|website=Nass.gov.ng}} He started his political career in 2001 alongside his late brother Senator Isiaka Adeleke who died in April 2017. He contested at the Osun west 2017 by-election after the death of his brother, emerging as the winner under the Peoples Democratic Party.{{Cite web|url=http://peoplesdemocraticparty.com.ng/|title=peoplesdemocraticparty.com.ng|website=Peoplesdemocraticparty.com.ng}}

Adeleke was a member of the All Progressives Congress until he decamped to the Peoples Democratic Party in April 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://peoplesdemocraticparty.com.ng/|title=Peoples Democratic Party|website=Peoplesdemocraticparty.com.ng}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.premiumherald.com/2017/06/13/osun-west-election-isiaka-adelekes-brother-ademola-decamps-pdp/|title=Osun West by-election: Isiaka Adeleke's brother, Ademola decamps to PDP|last=Herald|first=Premium|date=2017-06-13|website=The Premium Herald|access-date=2017-07-12}}{{Cite web|url=http://dailypost.ng/2017/06/14/osun-west-election-isiaka-adelekes-brother-ademola-withdraws-apc-primary-decamps-pdp/|title=Osun West by-election: Isiaka Adeleke's brother, Ademola withdraws from APC primary, decamps to PDP|date=2017-06-14|website=Daily Post Nigeria|access-date=2017-07-12}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/06/apc-party-lies-card-carrying-member-not-adeleke/|title=APC a party of lies, I was card-carrying member but not again – Adeleke - Vanguard News|date=2017-06-15|work=Vanguard News|access-date=2017-07-12|language=en-US}}

On 23 July 2018, Adeleke emerged as the governorship candidate of PDP in Osun State after defeating Akin Ogunbiyi by seven votes.{{Cite news|url=http://saharareporters.com/2018/07/21/breaking-%E2%80%98dancing-senator%E2%80%99-ademola-adeleke-emerges-osun-pdp-governorship-candidate%E2%80%A6-7|title=BREAKING: 'Dancing Senator' Ademola Adeleke Emerges Osun PDP Governorship Candidate… By 7 Votes|date=2018-07-21|work=Sahara Reporters|access-date=2018-07-23|language=en-US}}

Adeleke was accused and charged to the Osogbo high court for forging his secondary school testimonial and WAEC result to cancel his governorship candidacy.

The testimonial Adeleke submitted to INEC dated 20 July 1988, as its Heading Ede Muslim Grammar School, Osun State, as at that year Osun state was not in existence. Also the SSCE results indicated in the testimonial shows that the mode of examination wasn't existing in the year 1981{{cite web|url=https://punchng.com/adeleke-presented-forged-school-testimonials-to-inec-plaintiffs-tell-court/|title=Adeleke presented forged school testimonials to INEC, plaintiffs tell court|website=Punchng.com|date=6 August 2018 |access-date=1 April 2019}}

Another testimonial with the Heading Ede Muslim High school dated 2018, indicates that the principal which signed the 1988 testimonial also signed the 2018 testimonial, this led to the arrest of the principal by the police.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/adeleke-faults-arrest-of-school-principal-over-his-testimonial-264290.html|title=Adeleke faults arrest of school principal over his testimonial|first1=Hameed|last1=Oyegbade|last2=Osogbo|date=5 August 2018|website=Daily Trust|access-date=1 April 2019}} Adeleke's lawyer in his defense claims his secondary school hasn't come out to deny his testimonial asking the court to dismiss the Case.{{cite web|url=https://punchng.com/osun-2018-adeleke-to-know-fate-over-certificate-suit-on-wednesday/|title=Osun 2018: Adeleke to know fate over certificate suit on Wednesday|website=Punchng.com|date=6 August 2018 |access-date=1 April 2019}} The court dismissed the suit stating that the plaintiff could not prove Adeleke's forgery.{{cite web|url=https://punchng.com/breaking-court-refuses-to-stop-adeleke-as-osun-pdp-gov-candidate/|title=Court refuses to stop Adeleke as Osun PDP gov candidate|website=Punchng.com|date=8 August 2018 |access-date=1 April 2019}} Witnesses told the court that they didn't see Adeleke in the examination hall. One of the witnesses said he would have recognised him since he is a public figure.{{cite news |last1=Television |first1=Oak |title=Certificate Scandal: We didn't see Ademola Adeleke in exam hall, witnesses tell court |url=https://oak.tv/certificate-scandal/ |access-date=9 April 2019 |work=OAK TV |date=4 April 2019}}

Adeleke ran for Osun state governorship election{{cite web|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/09/osun-guber-race-how-the-candidates-stand/|title=Osun guber race: How the candidates stand|first=Urowayino|last=Warami|date=22 September 2018|access-date=1 April 2019}} under the PDP against top contenders Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola of APC and Iyiola Omisore of SDP on 22 September 2018. The election was declared inconclusive{{cite web|url=https://punchng.com/inec-reveals-why-osun-gov-election-is-inconclusive/|title=INEC reveals why Osun gov election is inconclusive|website=Punchng.com|date=23 September 2018 |access-date=1 April 2019}} by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) and a rerun slated on 27 September 2018. The candidate of the APC, Oyetola, was declared winner after the run-off. Adeleke protested the result describing the election as a "coup".

On 22 March 2019, the tribunal sitting in Abuja declared Adeleke the winner of the election.

The Supreme Court later affirmed Gboyega Oyetola as the authentic winner of the 2018 Osun State governorship election on Friday, 5 July 2019.{{Cite web|date=2019-07-05|title=Oyetola beats Adeleke at Supreme Court to remain Osun Governor|url=https://www.pulse.ng/news/politics/oyetola-beats-adeleke-at-supreme-court-to-remain-osun-governor/7xejpce|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Pulse Nigeria|language=en}}

In 2022, Adeleke contested in the gubernatorial election of 16 July under the PDP against incumbent governor Gboyega Oyetola. Adeleke defeated Gboyega Oyetola with 402,979 votes to 375,077 votes.

Adeleke won in 17 local government areas, including Olorunda, Ede South, Orolu, Osogbo, Odo Otin, Ifelodun, Boluwaduro, Atakumosa, and Ila.{{Cite news|url=https://knowledgebase.com.ng/breaking-pdps-adeleke-defeats-governor-gboyega-oyetola-to-win-osun-election/|title=BREAKING: PDP's Adeleke Defeats Governor Gboyega Oyetola To Win Osun Election|date=2022-07-17|work=Knowledgebase|access-date=2022-07-17|language=en-US}}

Adeleke is the husband of Titilola Adeleke and the father of eight children, including B-Red, Adenike Adeleke, Folashade Adeleke, Bukola Adeleke and Omolola Adeleke. He is also an uncle to musician, Davido.{{Cite web |last=Inyang |first=Ifreke |date=2017-07-11 |title=Davido's uncle, Ademola Adeleke dances to his victory in Osun West by-election [VIDEO] |url=https://dailypost.ng/2017/07/11/davidos-uncle-ademola-adeleke-dances-victory-osun-west-election-video/ |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=Daily Post Nigeria |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-07-16 |title=Davido battles odds to support uncle's gov ambition |url=https://punchng.com/davido-battles-odds-to-support-uncles-gov-ambition/ |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=Punch Newspapers |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-07-19 |title=Meet Adenike Adeleke The Cousin of Davido (Pictures and Biography) |url=https://paperng.com/2024/07/meet-adenike-adeleke-the-cousin-of-davido.html |access-date=2024-07-19 |website=Paper Nigeria |language=en-US}}

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