Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has asserted that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is jittery about the overwhelming strength of the Accord Party across the state and is daily becoming desperate.
The governor who made the remark at the launch of 10,000 Imole canvassers organised by Ijesa North Federal Constituency House of Representatives Accord candidate Hon. Pelumi Olajengbesi said the massive presence of Ijesa people at the rally proved that Accord had become stronger despite the defection of some lawmakers.
Although the event suffered a setback, having the podium in which the governor, his deputy, and Senator Lere Oyewumi sat collapsed due to overcrowding, Senator Adeleke later moved to another podium where he addressed the canvassers and supporters.
Adeleke, who applauded the massive outpouring of support for his re-election by the people, said the Osun APC had become highly unpopular among Osun people.
Commending the Ijesa people for keeping faith with his administration and the Accord, Adeleke lauded Olajengbesi for pulling a strong show under Accord leaders from the zone, calling the candidate a David destined to defeat all Goliath in the opposition party.
Olajengbesi, who is the spokesperson of the Imole Campaign Council and Ijesa North Federal Constituency Accord candidate, noted that the event was put together not only to inaugurate the 10,000 canvassers but also to show the full love and support of Ijesa people for Governor Ademola Adeleke.
He added that the people of Ijesa North Federal Constituency are aware that his own victory and the re-election of Governor Ademola Adeleke are the only way to liberate Ijesa North from darkness and from the hand of its oppressor.
At the event, the chairman of the PDP in Osun State, Hon. Sunday Bisi, declared that the votes Governor Adeleke will secure in Ijesaland in the forthcoming election will be more than those in Ede, his hometown.
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