The Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, has said that the victory of Senator Ademola Adeleke in the Osun state governorship election on Sunday is a sign the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP can take on APC in the national elections next year.
Adeleke told reporters that the people of Osun should expect great things from him.
Obaseki disclosed this in an interview with Arise TV on Sunday after INEC declared Adeleke the winner.
Adeleke said, “they should expect great things to come from Osun state, because it is for the people and because they supported me. Never again will Osun state go backwards, we will keep moving forward.
“I will not disappoint all the masses that supported me” he added.
Meanwhile, Godwin Obaseki hinted that the victory shows PDP is on a rebound, and most of its members who had issues or challenges as a result of the convention will now see that PDP is still be the party that beats the others.
He said, “We are strong and ready to take on the opposition and win the elections next year. We should see a lot of our members coming back to the fold, and we also believe that others who have been looking in and wanting to join us, now have the a reason to return” he added.
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- ANN reported yesterday that Senator Ademola Adeleke, the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party won the Osun State governorship election.
- Adeleke won 17 of the 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the governorship election held in the state of Osun yesterday, while the incumbent Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC), won in the remaining 13 LGAs.
Adeleke garnered 403,371 votes in the overall results from LGAs. Oyetola who ran on the platform of the APC polled 375, 027 votes. Kehinde Atanda of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) came in at a distant third with 10,104 votes, followed by Akin Ogunbiyi of the Accord Party with 4,515 votes.
