Ademola Adeleke, the Osun State Governor, has allegedly denounced a flier from the Office of one of his wives, Mrs Ngozi Adeleke, welcoming Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu to the state.
The Governor, described the purported flier from Ngozi as fake.
He also said there was no conflict over who among his two wives would be the one to welcome the First Lady, who is to visit Osun on Tuesday during which she would turn the sod of the Alternative High School For Girls at Oke D.O, Ilesha Road, Osogbo.
Not long after the announce of Tinubu’s wife impending visit was released to the public, in a press statement signed by the Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr Kolapo Alimi, two different fliers by Mrs Titilola and Ngozi both wives of the governor welcoming wife of the president to the state went viral on the internet.
Both women were referred to as First Lady of Osun State, in the flier, but were concerned about who would receive Tinubu’s wife between the two wives of Osun State Governor.
Clarifying on the matter, Olawale Rasheed the spokesperson for the state governor, in a statement obtained in Osogbo on Monday, stating that Titilola Adeleke is the First Lady and would receive Tinubu during the visit.
He further said the flier circulating purportedly from the Office of Ngozi Adeleke, was fake adding that the person behind it had been arrested.
However, he said that the flier, wasn’t authorized by Ngozi, as the material used was manufacture and shared by elements who wanted to create an atmosphere of confusion.
The statement read, “The attention of Mr Governor has been drawn to fake news in circulation about conflict over who among the Governor’s two wives is to host the First Lady of Nigeria, Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu on her official visit to the State tomorrow.
“For clarification, Chief (Mrs) Titilola Adeleke, the First Lady of Osun State, is officially hosting the First Lady of the Republic tomorrow in line with the directive of Mr Governor. There is no confusion on this official position.
“The state government under Governor Ademola Adeleke is set to receive the First Lady and her team in Osun State.”
