Tinubu speaks with Adeleke, orders EFCC to lift freeze on Osun account

President Bola Tinubu has held a telephone conversation with Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, during which he informed the governor of his directive to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to lift the order freezing the state government’s account.

The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a post on his official X account on Thursday.

According to Onanuga, Tinubu personally conveyed the decision to Adeleke during the telephone conversation.

“President Tinubu in a phone conversation with Governor Ademola Adeleke on Thursday informed him about his directive to the EFCC to lift the court order on the Osun State Government account,” Onanuga wrote.

The development comes amid heightened political tension in Osun State ahead of the August 15, 2026 governorship election.

The candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Accord Party have traded allegations of attacks on their supporters in the build-up to the poll.

Governor Adeleke had on Wednesday accused the APC of using government agencies to intimidate his supporters, alleging that more than 60 people had been arrested by the police.

Tinubu’s intervention is expected to ease political tensions in the state as preparations continue for the governorship election.