OSUN ELECTION: PDP SET TO JOIN FORCES WITH OMISORE TO DEFEAT THE RULING APC
BY JOSEPH OMONIYI:
There have been indications in Abuja on Sunday that the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, might join forces with a former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore, in a bid to defeat the candidate of the All Progressives Party,APC in the state’s rerun governorship election slated for Thursday.
Former minister of Aviation, Fani-Kayode, who is also from Ile Ife as the former deputy governor,Omisore, confirmed that he had spoken with both Omisore and Adeleke on the issue.
Reports said that the PDP was said to be planning to meet with candidates of other political parties that had what a source described as a “worthy outing” during the election on Saturday. Apart from Omisore, such candidates, are African Democratic Congress, ADC’s Fatai Akinbade and Action Democratic Party, ADP’s Alhaji Moshood Adeoti.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has, however, said there would be rerun in some polling units where elections were cancelled in the election which had the candidate of the PDP, Senator Ademola Adeleke, leading with 254, 698 votes while the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Gboyega Oyetola, coming second with 254,345 votes.
The rerun is expected to take place on Thursday, 27th of September, 2018
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