Osun By-election: Adeleke Expresses Optimism, Says ‘With This Large Turn Out, I Will Beat APC Hands Down’

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the ongoing Osun West Senatorial by-election, Otunba Ademola Adeleke has expressed optimism that he will emerge victorious in the contest at the end of election.

Ademola who expressed confidence of replacing his late brother, Senator Isiaka Adeleke in the Senate said with the large turn out of voters he would emerge winner.

According to the PDP’s candidate, voters in Ede, his country home turned out enmasse to cast their ballots stressing that he would win his opponent, Mudashiru Hussein, who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the by-poll.

Addressing journalists after voting at 8:34 am at ward 2, unit 9, Saagba Abogunde compound in Ede North local government, Adeleke said “I am 100 percent confident of victory.”

“As you can see, it rained this morning before the voting exercise commenced. This is a signal to the fact that I will carry the day. With this large turnout also, its unarguable that I will beat Hussein hands down by God’s grace,” he maintained.