Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, surprised a female puff-puff vendor during a rally in Osogbo on Thursday by purchasing all her snacks for ₦50,000 and offering her a job as a chef at the Government House.
The incident took place during a massive appreciation rally held by public servants in Osun, who came out in large numbers to show their support for the governor’s leadership and welfare initiatives since assuming office.
According to report, Governor Adeleke, who was riding in a bus, noticed the woman among the cheering crowd. He called her over, seeing she was balancing a container of puff-puff on her head, and asked for the total cost of her goods.
The woman, clearly overwhelmed and stunned to be interacting so closely with the governor, struggled to respond to his question.
Surprisingly, Adeleke handed her a bundle of ₦50,000 to the cheers of the crowd.
The lucky woman knelt down in appreciation of the governor’s generosity.
Excited onlookers quickly rushed to share the snacks in the plastic already purchased by the governor.
The governor invited the vendor inside the vehicle where one of his officials questioned her academic background, and she revealed that she holds a Nigerian Certificate in Education.
Adeleke further asked about the dishes she could prepare and instructed his aides to take her contact details for employment as a chef in the Government House.
Confirming the development, the Commissioner II at the Osun State Civil Service Commission, Olaniyan Taofeek, shared the video on X (formerly Twitter), writing: “The moment Gov. Adeleke turned the life of a puff-puff seller into a Government House chef.”
A Special Assistant to the Governor on Digital Media, Oni Gbenga Lawrence, also corroborated the incident in a post on X, stating: “Moment Governor Ademola Adeleke turned the life of a puff-puff seller to Government Chef… not only ₦50k but he invited her into his car and employed her as chef in the Government House.”
Our correspondent, who was at the scene of the welcome rally, made efforts to interview the lucky vendor, but they did not yield as she was not allowed to alight from the bus throughout the event.