Ademola Adeleke was on Wednesday inaugurated as Senator representing Osun West.
Senate President, Bukola Saraki performed the inauguration at the senate chamber.
Details soon.
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Osun bye election: INEC presents certificate of return to Adeleke
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday issued a certificate of return to the winner of July 8 Senatorial bye-election in Osun West, Mr. Ademola Adeleke.
Ademola, who is the younger brother of the late Sen. Isiaka Adeleke, was declared the winner on Sunday by INEC with 97, 480 votes while a former Senator, Mudashiru Hussein of the All Progressives Congress (APC), garnered 66, 116.
INEC National Commissioner, Prince Adedeji Soyebi, presented the certificate to Adeleke at the Commission’s headquarters in Abuja.
Speaking at a brief ceremony held at the INEC’s headquarters, Soyebi tasked the electorates on the need to create enabling environment for peaceful elections, stressing that with such enabling environment, INEC would carry out a free, fair and transparent elections in the country..
He said: “I must commend the people of Osun South West for the way and manner they conducted themselves in the election.
“They conducted themselves in a peaceful, friendly and ideal atmosphere for elections. The have set a role model or standard for others to emulate.
“The people of Osun have shown us how elections should be conducted.”
In his remark, Adeleke commended INEC for conducting the election in a free, fair and credible manner.
The senator elect also commended the people of Osun West for their support and the way they created a peaceful atmosphere for the election.
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Osun bye-election: PDP’s victory evidence of unity, hard work – Makarfi
The Chairman of the National Caretaker Committee of the PDP, Ahmed Makarfi, has described the party’s success in Saturday’s Osun West Senatorial bye-election as evidence of unity and hard work among its members.
Makarfi made the observation in a statement signed by the committee’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Dayo Adeyeye, on Sunday in Abuja.
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday declared Mr Ademola Adeleke of the PDP, the winner of the bye-election held in 10 local government areas.
The winner, who is the younger brother of the late Sen. Isiaka Adeleke, had 97, 480 votes to defeat a former Senator, Mudashiru Hussein of the APC, who had 66, 116 votes.
Makarfi also said that the victory showed continued acceptance of the PDP.
“The successful outcome of this election is an evidence of hard work, dedication and the unity of all members of PDP in Osun.
“They buried their temporary differences in the overall interest of the party and the good people of Osun.
“We are confident that the PDP remains the party to beat in elections.
“As we await the judgment of the Supreme Court, we urge all our members to unite in the interest of Nigerian,” he said.
He also congratulated Adeleke on his victory.
He also hailed the people of Osun West for voting for Adeleke and for conducting themselves peacefully during the election.
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Adeleke wins Osun West bye-election
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ademola Adeleke, has been declared winner of Saturday’s Osun West senatorial election.
The younger brother to late Senator Isiaka Adeleke, whose death on April 23 made the senatorial seat vacant, scored 97,480 votes to defeat his opponent, Mudasiru Hussain of the All Progressives Congress, who polled 66,116.
The PDP candidate won nine out of the 10 local government areas in the district, while Hussain won only in Ejigbo council area.
At the Baptist Day High School, Iwo, venue of the collation centre, the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Oye-Ekiti, Prof. Kaide Lawal, who is the chief returning officer, announced that “Having scored the highest number of votes and having certified the requirement of the law, Otunba (Dr.) Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is hereby declared WINNER of Osun West Senatorial Bye-Election and return elected.”
The breakdown of votes for the election in the ten council areas of the senatorial district is as follows:
AYEDIRE
APC: 5360
PDP: 5,789EDE NORTH:
APC: 2784
PDP: 18,559EDE SOUTH:
APC: 2096
PDP: 13,406EJIGBO:
APC:12,229
PDP: 9,723IWO:
APC: 12,205
PDP: 12,547IREWOLE:
APC: 8,952
PDP: 9096OLA-OLUWA:
APC: 5,316
PDP: 5,618EGBEDORE:
APC: 4,768
PDP: 7,142AYEDAADE:
APC: 7,179
PDP: 9,061ISOKAN:
APC: 5,227
PDP: 6,539TOTAL RESULT
PDP: 97,480
APC: 66,116
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Hussain, Adeleke satisfied with ongoing Osun Senatorial bye-election
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress in today’s Osun West Senatorial bye-election, Senator Mudasiru Hussain, has described the exercise as peaceful and smooth.
Shortly after casting his vote at Ward 3 unit 1 of Ejigbo Local Government, he commended the peaceful conduct and impressive turn out of the electorate.According to him, the system of simultaneous accreditation and voting adopted by the Independent National Electoral Commission showed that the umpire is improving on the electoral processes.Hussain was optimistic that his party would triumph.The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the bye-election, Ademola Adeleke, younger brother of late Senator Isiaka Adeleke, also expressed optimism of victory in the poll.
He arrived his polling unit, Ward 2, Unit 9 Abogunde Compound in Ede North Local Government around 8.30 am and voted 8.34am after he had been screened and accredited.
He said he was satisfied with the process so far, adding that his participation in the poll was a shower of blessings.
Meanwhile, the early morning drizzle did not prevent voters from going to their polling units to vote.
Electoral materials arrived most polling units our correspondent visited in Ede North, Ede South and Egbedore council areas on time.
The turnout was not impressive in most polling units except Ward 7, Unit 5 Olorin/Olode in Ede South as many people to came out enmass to exercise their civic duties.
However, the voters complained that ballot papers for the unit was incomplete.
The presiding officer for the unit, Vera Umejeih, confirmed that the ballot papers were not complete, saying they received 544 instead of 547 ballot papers.
A PDP chieftain, Alhaji Kamoru Olagoke, from Unit 7, Sabo Agbongbe 1 Ward 6, said the process was going on smoothly, adding that the impression that the turn out was poor was because voters do their accreditation, screening and voting at once and many of them leave after the exercise.
Also at Oloba Atapara Ward 1 Unit 10, the exercise was described as satisfactory by voters. They acknowleged excellent performance of the card reader machines and enough electoral materials.
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‘I’ll defeat Adeleke’s brother to Senate’
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the July 8 Osun West senatorial district by-election, Mudashir Hussein, has said he will defeat his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival, Ademola Adeleke.
Hussein was reacting to alleged “gang-up” by other contenders.
He said the electorate would decide who they wanted as their representative in the Senate.
According to him, his achievements and antecedents would speak for him.
Hussein said: “I am hearing for the first time that they are teaming up against me. It’s okay. We shall meet on the field. I am running on records and my achievements. My antecedents will speak volume.
“When the late Alhaji Isiaka Adeleke was a serving senator on PDP platform, I defeated him as a sitting senator in Osun West District. I believe in God.
“Their party thrives on poll-rigging and manipulation, but we believe in one man, one vote. Let them gang up. We shall meet on the field.”
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Bye-election: Adeleke’s brother wins PDP primary in Osun West
The younger brother of late Isiaka Adeleke, Demola, on Wednesday emerged the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the July 8 bye election in Osun West Senatorial District.
Adeleke, who defected to the PDP from the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday night, scored 343 votes at the primary election conducted by Chief Pegba Otemolu-led national committee of the PDP.
Two candidates – a former Minister of Youth Development, Senator Olasunkanmi Akinlabi, and a retired army colonel, Olayiwola Falabi, earlier cleared for the primary on Tuesday night, stepped down for Adeleke after he had shown intention to defect from the APC.
Adeleke was sole aspirant of the APC until his co-contestant, Mudashiru Hussain, who was earlier disqualified by the party”s screening committee was cleared by the APC National Working Committee.
It was gathered that Adeleke informed the APC of his intention to withdraw from the race, leaving Hussain as the sole candidate for Wednesday’s primary slated for Egbedore local government area of Osun State
In his remark after the exercise, Adeleke assured his supporters that the PDP would win the July 8 bye election, saying “we shall coast home to victory by the grace of God. Nothing can stop us. We are winning this election.”
The PDP Chairman in Osun State, Hon. Soji Adagunodo, said the primary was transparent.
He said: “You can see that we are open and transparent in our primary election. With the consensus candidate we are going to win July 8 bye election. We would have a landslide victory.
“Ademola Adeleke was our member before he joined the APC. Now he has come back. What happened today (Wednesday) is a sign of good thing to come in 2018 when we would win governorship election.”