Osun West Election: Makarfi PDP Congratulates Adeleke, Calls For Party Unity
Senator Ahmed Makarfi[/caption]
The Senator Ahmed Makarfi led National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has congratulated Ademola Adeleke on his victory at the just concluded Osun West Senatorial Bye Election.
At Saturday’s bye-election, Adeleke who is of the PDP, defeated the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate, Mudashiru Husain, with about 31,364 votes, the News Agency of Nigeria reports.
Mr. Adeleke scored 97,480 votes and won in nine of the 10 local government areas where the election was held.
The PDP in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Prince Dayo Adeyeye, said the victory is evidence of hardwork and unity.
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The party also said their victory in Saturday’s polls was a wakeup call to the APC that electorates in Osun West and the entire country are now aware of the deceit in their party.
The statement reads in part: “The victory of our Party, the PDP at the poll is a general reflection on the reawakening of Nigerians to the deceit of the All Progressive Congress (APC), led administration at all levels, hence, the overwhelming rejection of the APC by the electorates in Osun West.
“The people has spoken with one voice and we know that Ademola Adeleke will deliver on his promises to the people. The successful outcome of this election is an evidence of hard work, dedication and the unity of all members of the PDP in Osun state who buried temporary differences in the overall interest of the party and the good people of Osun state.
“We are confidence that without the interference of the APC in the current leadership issues in our Party, the PDP remains the Party to beat in all elections in Nigeria. Even as we await the judgement of the Supreme Court we urge all our members to unite in the interest of Nigerians to rid the country of the horrible APC government.
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“Finally, we congratulate the people of Osun West for coming out enmass to vote for our candidate and for their peaceful conduct during the elections. We also congratulate our members in Osun state for this important victory.”
The late Isiaka Adeleke, the first Executive Governor of Osun, was occupying the senatorial seat until his death on April 23.
His younger brother, Ademola, who initially was contesting on the ticket of APC, defected to PDP, a day before the party’s primary, when APC leadership denied him the ticket.
