Osun by-election: INEC gives certificate of return to Adeleke

Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja

 The Independent National Electoral Commission has issued a certificate of return to the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the by-election for the Osun West Senatorial District, Mr. Ademola Adeleke.

Adeleke who polled 97,480 votes to defeat his opponent from the All Progressives Congress, Mudashiru Hussein, who scored 66,116 votes, was returned senator-elect on Sunday.

The senator-elect said,  shortly after receiving the certificate of return from the INEC National Commissioner in charge of the South-West, Adedeji Soyebi,  that the ruling APC lacked internal democracy.

He said that his triumph in the election was a big lesson to the APC which he accused of undemocratic act of candidate imposition.

Adeleke, who urged the APC to stop interfering in the process of candidate selection, said that while he followed due process in the election, the APC opted for candidate imposition contrary  to standard democratic practice.

He said that he had returned to the PDP, which he described as his political family.

He said, “This is a big lesson to the APC. They should stop interfering in the process of picking a candidate in an election.  I followed due process but they did their imposition.

“The APC doesn’t practise internal democracy, but I am glad I am back to my political family, the PDP.’’

In his remarks, Soyebi restated the determination of INEC to conduct free, fair and credible elections in the country.

He said that the commission would not favour any candidate in its elections and would deal with candidates as presented to the commission by the political parties.

He commended Osun people for creating the conducive environment for the conduct of the election, which he described as peaceful.

He said, “The election was conducted in a peaceful, friendly and ideal atmosphere. I want to thank the Osun people for the way they conducted themselves.

“They have shown that they can be role models for others to emulate. If voters can conduct themselves in this form, it will make the work of INEC easy.”

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