From Ile-Ife to Obasanjo Holdings
Adewusi is a native of Ile-Ife. He attended Ife Anglican Grammar School and studied banking and finance at The Polytechnic, Ibadan. He went on to work for Obasanjo Holdings Limited, a conglomerate associated with the former president, and rose to general manager. He is married, and his official profile says his children are doing well but names none of them.
Council Chairman and Party Officer
During Governor Oyinlola’s administration, he served as chairman of the Ife Central Local Government and as a special adviser. He later held the office of financial secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun. The exact years of these posts were not found in the sources reviewed.
Deputy Governor Under Adeleke
The Peoples Democratic Party picked him as Adeleke’s running mate for the 2022 governorship election, and he took office on November 27, 2022, succeeding Benedict Alabi. In October 2026, Adeleke called him the “most loyal deputy governor because of his maturity, deep team spirit” and praised his calm and technical expertise, saying “we have jointly delivered to our people under the most difficult of circumstances.” That is the governor’s own assessment, not an independent review.
The 2026 Re-election and Tribunal
When the electoral commission published candidate details in February 2026, the report said Adeleke had retained his deputy as running mate. Adeleke, who contested on the Accord Party ticket, was declared winner on August 16, 2026, with 511,067 votes against 444,815 for the All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Oyebamiji, and 17,180 for the African Democratic Congress candidate, Najeem Salaam, a margin of 66,252 votes. At the deputy governor’s own polling unit in Enuwa, Ife East, Accord won 218 votes to 90 for the APC. The APC and a PDP figure then challenged the outcome at the governorship election tribunal in Osogbo; their petitions were displayed on September 7, and the reports reviewed did not state the grounds or any ruling. Whether the petitions name the deputy governor was not reported.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| October 5, 1968 | Born |
| November 27, 2022 | Takes office as Deputy Governor of Osun State |
| February 2026 | Reported retained by Adeleke as running mate |
| August 15, 2026 | Osun governorship election |
| August 16, 2026 | Adeleke declared winner |
| September 7, 2026 | APC and PDP petitions displayed at the tribunal |
| October 5, 2026 | Governor publishes birthday tribute to him |
| November 5, 2026 | Lays foundation of a school perimeter fence in Ikirun |
| November 27, 2026 | Scheduled swearing-in for Adeleke’s second term |
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