Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has said the victory of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the presidential and National Assembly elections as reaffirmed the faith in his governorship mandate.
Adeleke, who called for further mobilization to repeat victory at the State Assembly elections.
Addressing party loyalists from Ede Federal Constituency led by the newly re-elected House of Representatives member, Hon Bamidele Sallam, Governor Adeleke expressed appreciation to the people of Osun state for reaffirming their faith in his givernorship mandate.
” Don’t relax in your mobilization drive. We must elect all PDP candidates as members of the House of Assembly. To the people of Osun state, vote for PDP candidates come March 11. The job is not complete until we have PDP elected officials at all levels”, Governor Adeleke noted.
The Peoples Democratic Party won all the National Assembly seats in Saturday’s general election.
In the results of the elections obtained at the State Office of the Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday, Francis Fadahunsi, the current lawmaker representing Osun East Senatorial was reelected.
He polled 127877 to defeat the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Ajibola Famurewa, who garnered 95670.
In Osun Central Senatorial, Senate spokesperson, Ajibola Basiru of the APC polled 117609, losing to Olubiyi Fadeyi of the PDP who was returned elected with 134229 votes.
Also in Osun West Senatorial District, Mr Lere Oyewumi of the PDP was returned elected, having polled 138476 to defeat Amidu Tadese of APC, who got 104459 votes.
In Boluwaduro/Ifedayo/Ila Federal Constituency, Clement Akanni of the PDP with 26242 was elected and the APC’s Adebisi Obawale got 16725.
Olusoji Adetunji of the PDP got 41389 votes to defeat Moshood Oluawo of APC which got 35911, to win Odo Otin/Ifelodun/Boripe Federal Constituency.
In Ayedaade/Irewole/Isokan Federal Constituency, Lanre Omoleye of the PDP with 39124 votes defeated the incumbent lawmaker representing the Constituency, Taiwo Oluga of APC who got 37832.
The incumbent lawmaker representing Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency, Bamidele Salam, polled 64236 votes to defeat Atanda Bello of the APC who got 35444.
In Atakumosa East/Atakumosa West/Ilesa East/Ilesa West Federal Constituency, Sanya Ominrin of the PDP with 41437 votes was returned elected, defeating the incumbent lawmaker representing the Constituency, Lawrence Ayeni, while Lukman Alani of the PDP won Ayedire/Iwo/Ola-Oluwa Federal Constituency seat, having polled 35678 to defeat the incumbent lawmaker representing the Constituency, Yinusa Amobi of the APC, who got 31255.
Mr Wole Oke of the PDP, who is the current lawmaker representing Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency with 31907 votes was returned elected, defeating his closest challenger, Mr Seun Odofin, of the APC who got 18412 votes.
Another incumbent lawmaker, Taofeek Ajilesoro of the PDP polled 53078 votes to retain the seat of Ife Central/Ife North, Ife South/Ife East Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, defeating Kayode Adereti of the APC got 51051 votes.
In Irepodun/Olorunda/Osogbo/Orolu Federal Constituency, Morufu Adebayo of the PDP won with 71677, while Abosede Kasumu of the APC got 58992 votes to emerge second at the poll.
