Adeleke Will Not Be Distracted By Oyetola, APC’s Shenanigans – Human Right Lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi

By Akinwale Kasali

Osun State Governor-elect, Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has been advised to shun the campaign of calumny and petition of the Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola at the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, Osun State Capital, in which the incumbent has alleged irregularities in the July 16, 2022, Governorship election in the State.

A Human Rights Activist and Lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, said that the move by the All Progressives Congress, APC and Governor Oyetola are mere distraction to the Governor-designate who had a landslide victory at the Governorship Polls in the State.

At the polls, Adeleke won in 17 Local Government Areas with a total of 403,371 people casting their votes for the PDP candidate, while Oyetola came in second place with 375,027 votes.

In his petition to the Election Petition Tribunal in Oshogbo, Oyetola cited irregularities and called for the results of the election to be cancelled.

On Tuesday, August 23, the Election Petition Tribunal panel granted Oyetola’s application to serve Adeleke a notice of the petition through substituted means.

Olajengbesi, a former candidate for Oriade Constituency in the Osun State House Assembly under the PDP, said Adeleke will not be distracted but will focus on the job at hand and hit the ground running immediately he is sworn-in in November.

Olajengbesi added that the Shenanigans of the APC and Oyetola will be neglected as this is inconsequential to the Governor elect who is bent on hitting the ground running once he his sworn in as the Executive Governor of the State.

“The Governor-elect of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, won’t be distracted no matter the stones hurled at his train by detractors and naysayers. The PDP governor-elect remains focused with his eyes set alone on the ball.

“The inauguration of a special youth advisory committee on Thursday is testament to the fact that Senator Adeleke has hit the ground running. As the governor-elect said during the inauguration, the committee will address deepening unemployment, under-employment, drug abuse, thuggery and cultism, internet fraud and a loss of hope caused by failed leadership amongst the youths.

“The governor-elect also said his administration will revive the National Youth Council, support expansion of faith-based youth organisations, upgrade the digital economy as an economic booster, and establish incubation and innovation development centres across the state.

“The fact that the committee will also bridge the gap between the young and the old is another testimony to the youth-centric commitment of Senator Adeleke, whose nephew is the popular songster, David Adeleke, aka Davido,” Olajengbesi stated.