The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar has sent a congratulatory message to the governorship candidate of the party in Osun State, Ademola Adeleke over his victory in the just concluded election.
Vantage News reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Adeleke as the winner.
Adeleke defeated the candidate of the All Progressives Congress and the incumbent governor of the state, Gboyega Oyetola.
The former representing Osun West senatorial district polled 403,371 votes to defeat the incumbent governor of the state who garnered 375,027.
Adeleke won 17 local government areas in the state, while the candidate of the APC, Oyetola won the remaining 13 local government areas in the state.
Atiku in a post on his Twitter account on Sunday also congratulated the people of Osun State for proving that power belongs to the people.
The PDP presidential candidate wrote, “Light has come to Osun. Congratulations, Sen. @AAdeleke_01, on a well-fought victory. Also, hearty congratulations to the @OfficialPDPNig family and all stakeholders who came together to make this possible.
“Most importantly, congratulations to the great people of Osun State for proving that power indeed belongs to the people.”
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