Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has reaffirmed his support for President Bola Tinubu’s bid for a second term in office in the 2027 presidential election.

The governor re-endorsed the President on Sunday while delivering his victory speech after winning Saturday’s governorship election.

He commended Tinubu for what he described as the President’s support for a free and fair election in Osun State.

“At this point, I must deeply appreciate Mr President, His Excellency, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his strong support for a free and fair election,” he said.

Adeleke described Tinubu as “a son of Osun State” and used the occasion to renew his support for the President’s 2027 presidential bid.

“Mr President is a son of Osun State and I hereby reaffirm my earlier endorsement of him for second term in the 2027 presidential election,” he said.

The governor also revealed that Tinubu called to congratulate him on his victory before the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) formally announced the final result.

Adeleke’s endorsement comes after he secured re-election in Saturday’s governorship election, defeating his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

INEC declared Adeleke winner after he polled 511,067 votes, while Oyebamiji secured 444,815 votes.

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate, Najeem Salaam, came third with 17,180 votes.