Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has denied claims made by the National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi that the party helped him to win last Saturday’s governorship re-election.
Adeleke, in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, obtained by InsightMedia in Osogbo on Tuesday, declared that he had no electoral deal or partnership with the ADC before, during and after the governorship election.
The governor, however, credited God and the Osun people for his re-election win, saying the ADC was never part of the rainbow coalition that canvassed and supported his battle for last Saturday’s election.
He commended political partners who sacrificed to make his re-election a reality.
The statement read further, “Governor Ademola Adeleke has denied reports from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) that it helped the Osun governor to win re-election, declaring that he had no electoral deal or partnership with the ADC before, during and after the governorship election.
“Governor Adeleke, who again credited God and Osun people for his re-election win, said ADC was never part of the rainbow coalition that canvassed and supported his battle for last Saturday’s election, commending political partners who sacrificed to make the aspirations of Osun people a reality.”
Quoting the governor, the statement further read, “I commend political partners who went all out to make Saturday a victory day for all Osun people. But we must clarify for the sake of history that ADC was never part of the alliance.
“Now that the election is over, I am a governor of all Osun people irrespective of political groups, religion or race.”
InsightMedia recalled that the ADC candidate got 17,140 to come distant third in the election.
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