Former Senator Ademola Adeleke was on Tuesday, March 08, 2022 declared winner of the governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State.
The Chairman of the Osun Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has announced Senator Ademola Jackson Adeleke, as the candidate of the party in the July 16 gubernatorial election.
The PDP primary, held at the 10,000 capacity Oshogbo stadium, was also contested by Dotun Babayemi. Ademola Adeleke polled 1,887 votes to pick the ticket of the party for the governorship poll.
The primary election held amid allegation of bias and litigations which could have stalled the process as faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, loyal to Senator Ademola Adeleke had earlier described an Osun State High Court injunction nullifying the delegate congress of the party as ineffective.
A State High Court, sitting in Ijebu-Jesa had on Thursday, nullified the ward congress held by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state ahead of it governorship primary election.
The court, presided over by Justice A. Aderigbigbe while ruling on an experte motion brought before it by some elected ward chairmen of the party, said the ward congress held by the Soji Adagunodo-led State working Committee on September 25, 2021, is the only valid congress, hence, the delegates elected from the congress are eligible to vote at the party’s primary on Tuesday, March 8, 2022.
Presenting the PDP Certificate of Return to Adeleke, Ewhrudjakpo noted that 1,916 delegates were accredited while 24 invalid votes were recorded.
As announced, Dele Adeleke, 1; Dotun Babayemi, 0; Akin Ogunbiyi, 0; Fatai Akinbade, 0 and Sanya Omirin, 4; were recorded for the aspirant.
