Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state has congratulated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), candidate in the Saturday West Senatorial Bye election, Ademola Adeleke, saying with the result of the poll, “people of Osun have spoken”.
Adeleke, the PDP candidate defeated the the APC flagbearer in the poll, Mudashiru Hussein, winning in nine out of ten local government areas in the Senatorial District.
The governor, in a tweet Sunday afternoon congratulated Adeleke, saying “Democracy has won and we respect the people’s choice”.
Meanwhile, the leadership of the PDP in Osun state has commended citizens and residents of the state for their support in various forms towards the victory of its candidate in senatorial bye-election.
The state chairman of the party, Soji Adagunodo, in a statement made available to newsmen on Sunday, said the party recognises the fact that out of several options, people decided to give PDP the mandate to represent them in the upper chambers.
“We thank You for honouring the memories of the first Executive Governor of Osun state , the late Senator Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke by voting in his equally competent younger brother, Otunba Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke who is determined to serve you even better.
“We appreciate the confidence you reposed in the PDP as a party committed to good governance and development, true service and respect for human dignity in our dear state”, the statement concluded.
Also, while speaking with newsmen in his Ede home on Sunday, Senator-elect, Dr Ademola Adeleke, noted that his victory signposts a brighter future for PDP in the state.
Adeleke said all his preelection campaign promises would be fulfilled, stressing that his N5 million per ward scholarship scheme would soon takeoff across West Senatorial District.
Bola Bamigbola, Osogbo
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