{
  "id": 1355661,
  "title": "VIDEO: Obasanjo pays surprise congratulatory visit to Adeleke after Osun poll victory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/video-obasanjo-pays-surprise-congratulatory-visit-to-adeleke-after-1355661",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T21:50:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/video-obasanjo-pays-surprise-congratulatory-visit-to-adeleke-after-osun-poll-victory/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former President Olusegun Obasanjo paid an unexpected visit to congratulate Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, after his recent win in the gubernatorial election. Adeleke secured victory with 511,067 votes, surpassing his nearest rival, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress, who garnered 444,815 votes. The incumbent governor, representing the Accord Party, triumphed in 19 out of Osun's 30 local government areas, while Oyebamiji claimed 11. Obasanjo's surprise stopover occurred shortly after Adeleke was officially declared the winner of the closely fought election.",
  "summary": "Watch the video of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s surprise congratulatory visit to Governor Ademola Adeleke after his Osun poll victory. Read More: https://punchng.com/video-obasanjo-pays-surprise-congratulatory-visit-to-adeleke-after-osun-poll-victory/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}