Politics

Osun rerun: Omisore gives conditions to support PDP

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6 years ago

September 24, 2018

The candidate of the Social Democratic Party in last Saturday ’ s election in Osun State, Sen Iyiola Omisore , has said that he will only pledge his support for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party , Ademola Adeleke , in the Thursday ’ s rerun of the poll if the party satisfies his conditions .
The election was declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday because according to the commission , the difference between the two leading parties , the PDP and the All Progressives Congress , was lower than the number of the votes cancelled .

After the collation of all the results from the 30 council areas of the state , Adeleke of the PDP had 254 , 698 while the candidate of APC , Gboyega Oyetola , polled 254 , 345 .

The candidate of the Action Democratic Party, Moshood Adeoti , scored 49 , 742 , while the candidate of the African Democratic Congress , Fatai Akinbade , scored 7 , 681 votes . Omisore scored 128 , 049 votes . Adeoti left the APC while Akinbade defected from the PDP to contest in the election .

The INEC said the rerun would take place in seven polling units located in Orolu , Osogbo , Ife North and Ife South council areas on Thursday .

Omisore becomes a bride to the two parties because most of the polling units fall within his stronghold . His father , Oba David Omisore , is the ruler of the Garage Olode , a town in Ife -South , where elections in two units were cancelled .

Speaking during the visit of the PDP presidential candidate , Sen Bukola Saraki , to his home in Ile – Ife on Monday , Omisore , who also dumped the PDP after a disagreement over the party ’ s primary for the election , said that as a stakeholder in the state , he was always after a people -centered government.

Omisore said , “ I have given my programmes to both the APC and the PDP . My programme is like this; payment of salaries and pensions . Good governance is what is important to me .

“ Anyone among the two that will do that will get my support . I am passionate about Osun State and my interest is the welfare of the people of this state . I have told those sent to me . At the appropriate time , we will tell you where we are going. ”

Meanwhile , Saraki , who is also the Senate President , told journalists after his meeting with Omisore that he ( Omisore ) had agreed in principle to support the PDP in the rerun of the election on Thursday .

He said , “ We had a fruitful discussion with Senator Omisore . He used to be with us . And we believe he is helping us now . I am optimistic of a good outing for PDP . After meeting with him , I am more optimistic now that with his support , the PDP will win. We are confident of a good outing . I am more confident now . ”