- Senator Ademola Adeleke has said that he would defeat his opponents during Osun governorship election
- INEC is conducting Osun gubernatorial election on Saturday, September 22
- Adeleke said that he would revive the state economy through honesty of purpose if elected
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for Saturday, September 22 election in Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has said that he would defeat his opponents at the poll and become the next governor of the state.
NAIJ.com reports that he made the statement on Monday, September 17, during the party's mega rally in Iwo, one of the major towns in the state.
A statement by the director of media and publicity Ademola Adeleke campaign organisation, Olawale Rasheed, said that Adeleke told the rally that “come Saturday, I’m the winning candidate by the special grace of God.”
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The statement read: “Osun people are familiar with my six point agenda. They know I will revive the state economy through honesty of purpose, through investments in agriculture, through support for private sector. I assure our people that my main plan is to make life easy and worth living in Osun state.
”Under our government, half salary will stop, education will get new reforms. No more single uniform because it causes cultism, kills local economy and aids indiscipline. No more mega schools without teaching aids; no more hospitals without essential equipment and medical materials.
“Iwo people, my people; people of Osun west; great people of Osun state; cast your vote for me, for PDP. I will redeem our dear state”, Adeleke told the jubilant crowd.
Addressing the rally, the state chairman of the party, Soji Adagunodo, said only PDP has the structures and capacity to defeat APC, urging voters to cast their lot with Ademola Adeleke.
“A vote for PDP is a vote for victory against oppression and bad government. A vote for PDP is the best way to replace the current administration of half salary, of insensitivity “, Adagunodo noted.
Also speaking , the director general of the Ademola Adeleke campaign, Akogun Lere Oyewumi urged residents of Osun state to vote and defend their votes, warning against weakness in the face of rigging and intimidation.
“Cast your votes, defend your vote; don’t allow political thugs to scare you.vote for PDP”, he said.
A major leader of PDP in Iwo land and Osun state, Dr Ogunbiyi restated his endorsement of Senator Adeleke for the governorship seat, urging voters to support Adeleke to bring light to prevailing darkness in the state.
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“Imole is the best for Osun now. Let us cast our vote for PDP; Ademola Adeleke is the best for Osun governorship seat and his victory will be most rewarding to suffering people of Osun state”, the former governorship aspirant stated.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had earlier reported that the National Rescue Movement, one of the political parties participating in the September 22 gubernatorial election in Osun state, wrote to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the exclusion of its candidate, Jumoke Lawoyin, from the list approved by the commission.
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Source: Naija.ng