BREAKING: Davido's Uncle, Governor Adeleke, Opens Up on Surgery Claim, Returns to Nigeria

BREAKING: Davido's Uncle, Governor Adeleke, Opens Up on Surgery Claim, Returns to Nigeria

  • Davido's uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state, has returned to Nigeria after spending over 30 days
  • The governor, on his return, dismissed the rumoured that he had gone for knee surgery in an undisclosed country
  • Adeleke displayed some dancing steps to demonstrate his fitness and readiness to pilot the affairs of the state

Governor Ademola Adeleke, an uncle to the popular Afrobeat star David Adeleke, aka Davido, has returned to Nigeria after spending 30 days outside the country.

There have been controversies in the state over the absence of the governor, who has been away for the past 30 days.

Davido/Governor Ademola Adeleke/David Adeleke/Osun/PDP
Davido's uncle returned after one month outside Nigeria Photo Credit: Ademola Adeleke
Source: Twitter

Davido's uncle has been rumoured to have travelled on a medical trip over a knee injury, but the spokesperson to Governor Adeleke, Olawale Rasheed, dismissed the rumour, stating that the governor had gone shopping for investors.

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Davido's uncle, Governor Adeleke reveals why he travelled to Thailand

In a radio interview, the governor said he was on a vacation to rest in Thailand. He debunked the rumour that he had travelled for a knee injury.

But in a tweet on Wednesday, December 13, Olawale disclosed that the governor has returned to Nigeria after spending a month outside the country on vacation.

According to the state, Davido's uncle feels refreshed and recharged with his mission to deliver good governance to the good people of Osun state.

The governor was quoted:

"The insinuation of whether I'm sick or otherwise is unfounded. I am as fit as a a hilarious fiddle. I went on a working vacation to both recharge and meet partners for the development and progress of our state."

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In another video shared by Sola in a tweet, Adeleke was seen jugging to demonstrate his fitness and readiness for governance in the state.

See the tweet here:

See Olawale's statement here:

Gov Adeleke okays N15,000 for civil servants as monthly subsidy palliative

Legit.ng earlier reported that Davido's uncle had announced palliatives to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal for Osun workers and pensioners.

In a circular on Tuesday, the governor announced that workers will start getting N15,000 monthly allowance while pensioners will get N10,000.

Governor Adeleke stated that the new wages will commence in December, and the workers and pensioners will get them for six months.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop, Journalism AI Discovery. He previously worked as Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng