By Ismail Azeez
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has assured his supporters that attempts by the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) to prevent his re-election have failed.
Governor Adeleke at a press briefing by on the recent political developments in the state, said his administration remained focused on victory in the forthcoming August 15 governorship election, urging residents and supporters to turn out in large numbers for his campaign flag-off rally scheduled for Tuesday.
“Our people are reassured that efforts by Osun APC to stop our re-election have failed. Our flag-off rally is holding tomorrow. Let us troop out en masse to grace the occasion,” he said.
He said that his campaign would not be distracted by recent political developments in the state, stressing that his team remained committed to winning the election.
“We will not be distracted. We remain focused on winning,” Adeleke stated.
According to him, “On the deregistration of some political parties, the action of the Federal High Court is clearly an affront on the Court of Appeal, an abuse of court process and an open threat against the integrity of the electoral process.
“Our lawyers have taken necessary steps to right the wrong. It is on record that the Court of Appeal had stayed proceedings on the matter till October. We are therefore surprised that the lower court proceeded to act on a matter already acted upon by the higher court.
“I call on Osun people to remain calm. The judgement cannot stay; Accord will be on the ballot; we will be on the ballot ; and we will win resoundingly on August 15th,” he said.