'Concede Defeat As Sportsman, Democrat', Adeleke Campaign Tells Oyebamiji

By RhemDy News 

The Imole Campaign Council (TICC) has  called on the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s Osun State governorship election, Mr. Bola Oyebamiji, to embrace the spirit of sportsmanship and concede defeat.

The Governor Ademola Adeleke campaign stated that from the computation of results received from across the state by the IMOLE Situation Room, its candidate,  Adeleke and the Accord Party have won the election. 

In a statement on Saturday, spokesman of the TICC, Pelumi Olajengbesi maintained that the figures collated from the polling units and wards clearly showed that the people of Osun State have renewed their mandate for Governor Adeleke.

He added that the will of the people, as expressed through their votes, is clear and must be respected. 

"We therefore urge the APC candidate to put on the noble garment of a democrat, accept the verdict of the electorate and concede defeat. Osun State is bigger than anyone’s political ambition," Olajengbesi said.

He stressed that an election is a contest where the winner is decided by the electorate and anyone imposed on them. 

Warning against the reported attempt to manipulate the election results, the TICC noted that, "Saturday’s election represents the verdict of the people of Osun State, and that verdict must not be subverted through criminally manufactured or manipulated figures, the deployment of so called “federal might,” or political affiliation with the centre".

The Council particularly called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remain faithful to the results from the polling units and ensure that the will of the Osun people, freely expressed at the ballot, is protected throughout the collation and declaration process.

"The people of Osun State have spoken clearly. Their votes must count, their choice must be respected, and their mandate must not be altered," he stated.