Senate President Bukola Saraki on Monday flew to Ile Ife to seek the support of Chief Iyiola Omisore over Osun State’s rerun elections slated for September 27. The rerun poll will hold in seven polling unit across four local government areas. The rerun election followed INEC’S declaration of the Osun governorship elections “inconclusive” on Sunday.
The returning officer, declared the state governorship election inconclusive because the number of cancelled votes is higher than the margin between the two top contenders. According to Fuwape, Senator Ademola Adeleke of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, secured a total vote of 254,698 with Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola of All Progressive Congress seconding with 254,345 votes, a margin of 353 votes. Apparently, the rerun election will be held between the candidates of PDP and APC.
The election, in which over 3000 votes are at stake, will take place in Orolu, Ife North and South local governments and some units in Osogbo, where irregularities were recorded and their votes were cancelled. Omisore, the candidate of SDP lost out in the election. But there are expectations that he will play a major role in determining who succeeds the outgoing governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola based on his influence in two of the local government areas where the elections would be held. Saraki is courting Omisore to use his influence to deliver the units to the PDP candidate. See more photos of Saraki’s meeting with Omisore below. Photos credit @bukolasaraki
