Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, despite the way he was treated by the First Lady, Senator Remi Tinubu, he said he will continue to dance as it will not clash with his duties.
Truth Live News Media reports that Governor Adeleke made the statement while appearing as a guest on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme.
Adeleke is popular known for his dancing when he was a Senator, hence, the name ‘dancing senator’.
“Let me tell you something. I will keep dancing because I love to dance, I love to praise my God. That doesn’t change anything. You understand what I’m saying?
“Everybody has their way of relaxing or hobby. My hobby is to dance and praise my God. That does not affect my work,” he said.
The governor on Tuesday evening joined the Accord Party after resigning from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the 2026 Osun State gubernatorial election.
The Accord Party on Wednesday handed him the party ticket during its primaries in Osogbo.
Recall that Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, during her coronation ceremony as the Yeye Asiwaju Ile Oodua on Sunday, interrupted Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke’s speech, threatening to switch off the microphone as he sang.
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Sunday conferred the title of Yeye Asiwaju Ile Oodua on Mrs Tinubu during the 10th anniversary of his coronation.
The title was previously held by the late Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo, the wife of the late sage and anti-colonialist Obafemi Awolowo.
Mr Adeleke, in his goodwill speech, praised the first lady as a pillar of national development whose contributions have facilitated numerous impactful initiatives across the country.
He also extolled the Ooni’s remarkable decade of transformative leadership.
While he sang Christian songs during the speech, the first lady interrupted him, stating, “Mo maa pa mic yin,” in the Yoruba language, meaning “I’ll switch off your microphone.”
Minutes before Mrs Tinubu’s threat, she had mounted the stage to inform Mr Adeleke that he had five minutes left to wrap up his speech, while showing her five right-hand fingers.
“I’m giving you five minutes to finish your speech. The music is enough,” said Mrs Tinubu.
A video of the moment has sparked controversy since it went viral, as many berated the first lady for “humiliating” a sitting governor.