Ebun Francis||
Ademola Adeleke, The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun state, Ademola Adeleke has told the British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, Yoruba service that he was elected governor of his home state, Osun in last Saturday’s governorship election but was robbed by the electoral umpire, INEC.
The Senator currently representing Osun West in the national assembly has, therefore, declared himself the governor-elect.
Adeleke said, “The people of Osun state voted and they voted me as their governor; as I am speaking with you, I’m the elected governor of the state.”
“They robbed us of our mandate and this is not the first time something like this would happen. The same thing happened during the June 12 election, the mandate was stolen too. Till date, there are still controversies over the annulled election.
“That is why the international community does not love us again; they said Nigerians are not trustworthy. What happened last Saturday has shown that we were cheated; now is the time for the people of Osun to sit up and we know that by the grace of God, we will get our mandate.
“The international community is watching us. It is shameful; if a governorship election is conducted in this manner, that means the same thing would be replicated during the forthcoming general election.”
“The other governorship candidates have decided to work with me to make Osun state a better place, to make it progressive. I know they are good people and I believe they will support me.”
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared last Saturday’s governorship election in Osun state inconclusive because the margin between the two leading candidates was not significant enough to declare a winner.
The rerun election is scheduled for Thursday between Adeleke and the candidate of the ruling APC.