Osun 2022: Adeleke Calls PDP To Unite, Emerges Candidate Alongside Babayemi

 

• Senator Adeleke calls PDP to unite following his victory in a primary election conducted by the Bisi-led faction

• Prince Dotun Babayemi emerged as the party flag bearer in another parallel primary conducted by the Ojo-led faction

 

EKO HOT BLOG reports that Senator Ademola Adeleke has called for unity in Osun Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ahead of the 2022 governorship poll in the State.

He made this call while giving his acceptance speech following his emergence as the governorship candidate of the PDP faction led by Mr. Sunday Bisi.

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He said, “No victor, no vanquished. We are all winners. Let’s work together to rescue people of Osun state from the current APC government. The good people of Osun state have suffered enough under the current APC government. Pensioners are dying every day.

“Salaries are not being paid as and when due. Our roads are in terrible state of disrepair. No potable water. Many of our communities are in darkness because of lack of electricity, no employment for graduates, non conducive environment for self employment.

“I call on everyone to work together with the good people of Osun state and by the grace of God, PDP will win on the 16 of July, 2022. Our manifestos will be released in few days.”

The governorship primary election which was held at Osogbo City Stadium, validated Senator Adeleke as the gubernatorial candidate of the party after polling 1,887 votes to emerge victorious over Fatai Akinbade, Akin Ogunbiyi, Babayemi, and Mr. Sanya Ominrin.

Meanwhile, another faction in the party led by Wale Ojo, held another primary at WOCDIF Centre, Osogbo, which saw the emergence of Prince Dotun Babayemi as the party flag bearer with a total of 1781 votes.

Speaking after the exercise, Babayemi said, “I see my emergence today as a great challenge, a clarion call to a divine assignment to bring to bear, the vision of our founding fathers. This, I promise, shall be pursued with every fiber of our being. This is because Osun which is our common heritage has suffered enough degradation at the hands of interlopers.”

He further stated, “I promise you that this is a race we shall run together. You are men of proven mettle and integrity whose wealth of experience would always be needed for all-around development of our dear state.”

However, Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewurujakpo, who was the chairman of the governorship primary conducted by the Bisi-led faction, while reacting to the parallel primary held by the Ojo-led faction, said, “Any other primary held outside this place is invalid and will not be recognised. The crown is here, the palace is here and the authority is here. Any exercise not done here cannot be recognised.”

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