Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has officially moved to the Accord Party to seek a second term in office.
He announced the switch in a statement on his verified social media account, revealing he had actually joined the party on November 6, 2025.
Adeleke explained that his decision followed extensive talks with stakeholders and community leaders.
He stated that the Accord Party’s commitment to “welfarism” matches his own administration’s focus on the well-being of citizens and workers.
The Governor emphasized his intention to continue his governance programs under the new party, saying, “We intend to pursue a second term… to complete ongoing delivery of good governance and democratic dividends.”
He welcomed the party’s leadership and called for unity ahead of future elections.
This move comes just days after Adeleke formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the platform that previously propelled him to the Senate and the governorship.
In his resignation letter earlier this month, he attributed his departure to the persistent internal crisis within the PDP’s national leadership, while thanking the party for the opportunity to serve.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
