Nigeria, Oct. 13 -- Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has been named the state coordinator for the 2027 presidential campaign of President Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, despite the governor belonging to the Accord Party.

The appointment places Mr Adeleke in a campaign structure established by the APC to secure Mr Tinubu's reelection, while former Osun State governor Adebisi Akande and his then-deputy Iyiola Omisore were listed among the campaign council's advisers.

The list, issued by the APC's 2027 Presidential Campaign Council, schedules the council's inauguration for Wednesday, 14 October, at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Mr Adeleke's inclusion follows his repeated public declar...