Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State faces severe backlash for appointing Tunji Adeleke, the son of his late elder brother and former governor, Isiaka Adeleke, as a board chairman.
Tunji, a recent graduate from Adeleke University in 2020, and who served in 2022, has been appointed as the chairman of the Local Government Service Commission.
Remarkably, this appointment comes merely two weeks after Governor Adeleke also appointed Adenike Adeleke, the wife of his late elder brother, as a state commissioner.
Adeleke’s decision to appoint his family members into prominent positions in the state has stirred controversy on social media.
A Twitter user, @Realadeshina, expressed their disapproval, saying: “Congratulations Tunji Adeleke as Osun State Chairman board of local government. This disgrace is getting too much.”
@simplysnipe said “Most people didn’t know or heard of the guy before, now they know him. I’m just loving the news coming out of Osun, the second Edo State. Next now is for our dancing governor to be commissioning disgraceful projects as an achievement but Osun people will blame the president.”
@IkotunEmmy said, “ I told them when they were shouting “imole”. Adeleke should be ready to face a massive vote-out in the next election. Osun does not fall for mediocrity twice. The unfortunate thing is retrogression the state would have suffered.”
Similarly, @MustyOsun said, “I never knew we could still operate a constitutional monarchical system.”
Akin Akinwale wrote: “Whatever appointment Ademola Adeleke is making, whatever ineptitude he is displaying, it serves Osun State people right.
“That said, I don’t have a problem with appointing your family members into your government (silly tho’). But I am after the competence. Is Tunji Jnr competent? If he is, all the best.”
