Tobi Adebayo
The Osun chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed victory in the ongoing governorship election in the state.
ThisNigeria reported that the PDP gubernatorial candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke recorded an early lead as results from polling units trickled in.
In a statement issued by the State Chairman, Caretaker Committee, Akindele Adekunle, the party affirming that collated results from the polling units confirms PDP’s emerging victory at the poll.
The statement read “The party has secured majority as well as more than two third spread across the 30 local governments and area office.
“The victory of the party at the poll is a product of mass mobilisation and grand coalition of people of Osun state against bad governance and insensitive leadership.
“While thanking people of Osun state for endorsing and affirming Ademola Adeleke’s governorship bid, the party sternly warns against any attempt to tamper with the result of the election.
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“We want to assert that Ademola Adeleke has won this election overwhelmingly going by results at our disposal. We warn against any plot by some agents of chaos to doctor the results. We specifically call on the Electoral commission to watch fifth columnists within its fold who may have been contracted for hatchet job. Osun people have decided and their votes must be respected.
“The party specifically called attention of the commission to a paid agent of the state government who is presently working round the clock to tamper with the results, vowing that any attempt to subvert the will of Osun people will be strongly resisted,” the statement read.
