Osun State Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke has reacted to the verdict of the Supreme Court today over his legitimacy as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the July 16 governorship election in Osun.
Recall that Adeleke was the top contender against the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and incumbent Governor Gboyega Oyetola in the July 2022 guber election.
The PDP candidate was eventually declared the winner of the polls after amassing a higher number of votes than Oyetola.
Adeleke’s candidacy was, however, challenged in a suit instituted by a member of his party, Dotun Babayemi.
However, the Osun Governor-elect was vindicated by Supreme Court today.
Reacting in a statement by his spokesman, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke described the judgement as divine intervention in his project to liberate the state.
He commended the judiciary and the judges for being agents of truth and justice.
Adeleke said: ”As I noted in my statement yesterday, this project is divine and is here to stay. Our people voted for light and we must all defend and sustain that mandate built on our five-point agenda for good governance.
“I call on Governor Gboyega Oyetola to start compiling his handing over notes. The people’s mandate remains sacrosanct”.
