Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has congratulated the winner of the Osun West Senatorial District bye-election, Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on his victory, describing the poll as “a glimmer of hope for the nation’s electoral system”.
Reacting to the outcome of the election, Ekweremadu said it was not only victory for the PDP, but also more importantly, a victory for the nation’s democracy.
The senator commended the people of Osun West for their vigilance and peaceful conducts during the election, saying they not only voted, but also ensured that their votes counted in a peaceful atmosphere.
It would be recalled that the PDP won nine of the 10 Local Government Areas in the Senatorial District with 97,480 votes with the APC winning in only one with Local Government and garnering 66,116 votes in the 10 Local Government Areas.
In a statement signed by Uche Anichukwu, Special Adviser (Media) to Deputy President of the Senate on Sunday, Ekweremadu said the “symbolic victory….shows that working together as one big family, we can always show strength, achieve great results, and surmount every obstacle in rebuilding the fortunes of our party and restoring good governance to the country.
“It also appears the Independent National Electoral Commission is beginning to get it right in reviving hope and confidence of the people in the potency and sanctity of the ballot box. We will tread the path of cautious optimism, watching and believing that sanity is beginning to return to the electoral system, once again”.
He expressed confidence that the Senator-elect would provide robust and quality representation as his late brother, Isiaka Adeleke, had done in the past.
OWEDE AGBAJILEKE, Abuja
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