APC governorship candidate Bola Oyebamiji meets President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja days after losing the Osun State governorship election. Multiple outlets report the meeting takes place on Friday, with Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Olusegun Dada, disclosing the encounter publicly and sharing video evidence.
The visit follows the election’s result, which declares incumbent Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Accord Party the winner. Reported vote figures show Adeleke wins with 511,067 votes against Oyebamiji’s 444,815, while Najeem Salaam of the ADC places third with 17,180 votes. Adeleke’s margin is also reflected in local government results: 19 of 30 areas for Adeleke and 11 for Oyebamiji.
Outlets also note a closely timed sequence of presidential engagements. Adeleke visits Tinubu first and thanks him after the election, with Tinubu urging unity and development and advising “magnanimity in victory.” Oyebamiji’s meeting is described as his first audience with Tinubu after his defeat, occurring about a day after Adeleke’s trip.
All reports characterize both meetings as post-election engagements, but they differ mainly in emphasis—some focus on the timing relative to Oyebamiji’s first audience, while others highlight Tinubu’s public statements and the vote counts.
