Osun 2018: PDP ‘adopted’ Infoprations’ clustering, as Adeleke wins party’s ticket for September 22’s governorship election

As the two prominent political parties in Osun state completed their primary elections yesterday, information has it that the People’s Democratic Party elected Senator Ademola Adeleke as the party’s flag bearer for the September 22 governorship election in the state.  

Senator Adeleke emerged as the party’s candidate having polled a total of 1,569 votes to beat his closet rival Dr Akin Ogunbiyi who scored 1, 562 votes. 

Infoprations has earlier predicted that the party has the chance of winning the governorship election when the candidate is selected from Iwo, Ayedaade and Ede North for the first consideration while Ayedire, Isokan and Ede South should be the second unit of selecting candidate.

In the same prediction, the All Progressive Congress, the ruling party was equally advised to select her candidate from Ola-Oluwa, Ede North and Ayedaade. According to the projection, these councils should be prioritised before considering Iwo, Isokan or Ede South.

However, the party did not select her candidate from any council in the region. Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola who emerged as the party’s flag bearer for the governorship election hails from the Central region amid withdrawal from the primary election by contestants from West region, citing manipulation of the process in favour of a preferred candidate.

In his reaction after he won the party’s ticket, Oyetola acknowledged that his party has war ahead which must be won. “We have only won the battle. The war lies ahead of us. Our opponents from other parties increase their arsenal to fight with us.”