Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has said the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the federal elections held in the state is a confirmation of his governorship mandate.
He said while addressing party loyalists from Ede Federal Constituency, led by the newly re-elected House of Representatives member, Honourable Bamidele Salam.
The PDP won all the three senatorial districts and the nine federal constituencies in the Presidential and National Assembly election, held on Saturday.
Senator Adeleke celebrated the massive win of the PDP in the elections and called for further mobilisation for repeat victory at the state Assembly election, coming up on 11 March.
As stated in a release by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the governor expressed appreciation to the people of the state for reaffirming their faith in his mandate by voting for PDP last Saturday.
This was as he promised to continue the urgent task of saving the state from what he described as under-development.
“On behalf of all elected National Assembly candidates, I convey our gratitude to the people of Osun State.
“You just repeated our landmark victory of July 16, 2022. You have proved to the world that our governorship victory, last year, was real and a true reflection of the will of the people.
“In 2022, we defeated them with a margin of 27,000 plus. Equally high margin was repeated to win at these federal elections.
“Our people reconfirmed their faith and trust in my leadership. I am grateful to the good people of Osun State,” he said, promising that the PDP will not disappoint the trust of the people.
Governor Adeleke added that the outcome of the polls was unprecedented, noting that it will spur him to expand his delivery of good governance and responsiveness to the aspirations of the people.
He, however, called on the party leadership and supporters not to relent in the mobilisation drive ahead of the March 11 state assembly election, urging “continuous drive to deliver all the state assembly candidates.
“Don’t relax in your mobilisation 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.”
Addressing the crowd of party faithful, South-West Director for Women Mobilisation of the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, Chief (Mrs) Modupe Adeleke-Sani, expressed the appreciation of the council for the massive support the PDP enjoyed on Saturday.
“On behalf of our campaign council and the President-in-wlWaiting, we thank the Osun people for voting for PDP candidates.
“This outcome is unprecedented. We take judicious note of this solidarity and endorsement. We will not fail you,” Chief Mrs Adeleke-Sani said.
The re-elected member of the House of Representatives member, Hon Salam had earlier appreciated the pivotal role of the governor and the Adeleke family in the victory of the PDP family.
He commending the Adeleke family for leading the party on the historical win, adding: “We are here in the company of our leaders to pay a thank you visit to His Excellency and the entire Adeleke family.
“We are victorious because of God, the Adelekes and good people of our federal constituency. We will not disappoint the trust our leadership placed in us.
“We also pledge not to relent in our mobilisation ahead of the March 11 state Assembly election. With our hovernor behind us, we will again deliver victory across our state constituencies,” Hon Salam declared.
