The
chief returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC,
in Osun, Professor Olaide Lawal of Oye Ekiti University had said that Ademola
Adeleke of PDP polled 97,480 votes to defeat Mudashiru Hussain of APC who
polled 66,116 votes.
In an acceptance statement issued to newsmen,
the APc in Osun congratulated both the PDP candidate, Adeleke on his victory
and the people of Osun on their choice and for their peaceful conduct during
the election. It said although the party was defeated, however, that “election
for us is not an end in itself but a means to an end.”
The statement read thus: ” Bye-election was
held yesterday to fill the vacant Osun West Senatorial seat. “This became
necessary following the death of one of our leaders, Senator Isiaka Adeleke,
who was elected in 2015 and held the post until his demise on 23 April.
“Senator Mudashir Husain, who had occupied the post between 2011 and 2015, but
was asked to step down for the late Isiaka Adeleke, was fielded by our party.
After a keen contest, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
Ademola Adeleke, was declared winner by the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC).
“We congratulate the people of the 10 local governments that
participated in the election for their peaceful conduct and on the choice they
have made. We equally commend the APC led federal and state government for
ensuring peaceful, free and fair election. “We also congratulate Ademola
Adeleke for his victory and we hope that now that the election is behind us, he
will put partisan politics aside to represent the interest of the entire people
of his constituency. “Although the outcome is contrary to our expectation, the
people have spoken and we heard their voice loud and clear. As democrats, we
respect their choice.
The people of Osun West Senatorial District have stood by
us in past elections and have always voted for our tendency since the colonial
era. “We are proud of them. We are proud of our party and we are proud of all
our members and sympathisers. We shall study the pattern of the result, learn
the right lessons from it and return stronger for the next election.
“We shall
remain resolute in our commitment as a political party to the welfare of our
people, building them up today in order to prepare them for a better tomorrow.
“We are a party of the people. Election for us is not an end in itself but a
means to an end – which is to best represent the interest of the people. We
have been consistent, irrespective of the outcomes of elections, favourable or
unfavourable. “Our greater concern has always been the people and their
welfare. We are therefore assuring our people that we are still the party that
guarantees better life for them, maximum social protection in the provision of
free education, economic empowerment and life more abundant.”
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