Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has defended his penchant for dancing, saying the hobby does not affect his responsibilities as governor.
Adeleke spoke on Tuesday at an Arise TV town hall meeting for candidates contesting Saturday’s Osun governorship election.
“I dance because in my family, we are jolly good fellows. As I am dancing, I am working. There is time for everything, there is time to dance, and there is time to work. Dancing does not stop me from working. I have delivered across all sectors,” Adeleke said.
His comments followed criticism from Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, who mocked him as the “dancing governor” during an APC campaign rally in Osun.
“If they can’t dance, I can teach them how to dance,” Adeleke said, responding to his critics.
The governor maintained that dancing was simply a hobby and had not affected his performance in office.
“Dancing is a hobby. That does not affect my work. My people love me,” he said.
Defending his administration’s performance, Adeleke said his government had constructed and rehabilitated roads across Osun, with solar-powered streetlights installed along some routes.
“As I’m speaking to you, I did not only build roads across Osun, I installed them with solar lights. This we did to provide security and enhance economic development,” he said.
Adeleke also said his administration had upgraded and rehabilitated more than 200 primary healthcare facilities.
“As of today, we have upgraded and rehabilitated over 200 primary healthcare facilities to global standards, equipped with electricity and clean water,” he said.
Adeleke is seeking re-election on the platform of the Accord Party after leaving the Peoples Democratic Party, under which he won the 2022 election.
(The Sun)