Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state is very popular among the people of the state, so much so, that the upcoming governorship election will be a walkover for him.
The governor’s campaign council, Director-General, Olalere Oyewumi made the remark on Sunday in Osogbo, the state’s capital during the opening of the Imole Campaign Media Centre.
According to Olalere, Governor Adeleke does not require campaign billboards to win the election to return to office for a second term.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has set the next governorship election in the state for August 15 this year, and Governor Adeleke is seeking to return to office under the Accord party.
The magazine, however, learnt that supporters of candidates from political parties seeking to contest the governorship election have been erecting campaign bill boards and other publicity methods that can help their candidates during the election.
Supporters of various governorship candidates have also being discovered to be destroying the campaign billboards of opponents, according to eye witnesses in the state.
The two dominant political parties in the state, Accord and the All Progressives Congress, APC have been trading blames over this.
Speaking, Oyewumi, said Governor Adeleke would not necessarily require campaign billboards to win the next election, as he’s already popular with the people of the state who have identify with him, saying the destruction of his campaign billboards will not help his opopnent to defeat him.
“You all know that Governor Adeleke does not need to flood the state with posters or billboards before winning the election. His acceptance among the people speaks louder than campaign materials,” Oyewumi said but urged security agencies in the state to rein in those causing troubles ahead the election.
He also called on the security agencies to arrest the killer of an Accord party supporters who was killed by yet-to-be identified assailants last weekend, warning politicians that their ‘political ambition” is not worth the “blood” of the citizens of the state.
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