The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the upcoming 2023 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has congratulated the winner of the Osun State Governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke on his victory at the polls.
Adeleke, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had dusted all, including the incumbent Governor, Gboyega Oyetola, by winning, outrightly, 17 out of Osun State’s 30 Local Government Areas. The Governor won in 13. None of the other candidates, including that of the LP, won a single LGA, and made little or no impact.
But in a congratulatory message to Adeleke, Obi extended his warmest personal congratulations to the Governor-elect.
He, also, congratulated the candidate of LP, Lasun Sulaimon Yusuff and running mate, Adeola Adekunle Atanda, “for a hard fought battle and their spirit of resolve and sportsmanship, despite the outcome.”
To the OBIdient Movement Family, he has some words of consolation. “The outcome of this particular election is not a verdict on our exponentially growing strength, especially, when viewed against the fact that we are barely one month old in the Party and so had to contend with forces that have been entrenched in the State for the last two decades.”
The full text follows:
“I extend my warmest personal congratulations to Sen. Ademola Adeleke on wining the Osun State Gubernatorial elections.
“I also congratulate the candidate of our Labour Party Rt. Hon Lasun Sulaimon Yusuff and his running mate, Adeola Adekunle Atanda, for a hard fought battle and their spirit of reslove and sportsmanship, despite the outcome.
“To our the Obidient Movement Family and our supporters nationwide, the outcome of this particular election is not a verdict on our exponentially growing srtength nationwide especially when viewed against the fact that we are barely one month old in the party and we had to contend with forces that have been entrenched in the state for the last two decades.
“However, within this very short period of only a few weeks, the Labour Party has made its presence and political impact felt nationally.
“We must strengthen our collective resolve not relent in our noble march to take back our country.
“Much work remains to be done, hence we must focus the totality of our efforts now on the forthcoming 2023 General elections. In the fullness of time, our message of rescue and recovery will resonate through out the length and breath of the Nation and most Nigerian electorate will buy in into our mission to take back Nigeria, for the purpose of rescuing it from continued decline , shift the National psyche from consumption to production and from sharing dwindling resources to creating wealth and frontally combating poverty.”
The Osun election was held on Saturday, July 16, 2022.
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