Osun West bye-election: CNPP endorses AdelekeAdemola

The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties in Osun State has endorsed  the younger brother of late Isiaka Adeleke, Ademola, a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, for the July 8 Osun West  Senatorial bye-election.

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The parties, including the All Progressive Grand Alliance, (APGA) Action Alliance (AA), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Green Party of Nigeria (GPN), Alliance for Democracy (AD), Democratic People's Party (DPP), Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), People's Party of Nigeria (PPN), People's Democratic Movement (PDM) among others, at a press conference in Ede, also cautioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against postponing the election.

The CNPP Secretary, Gbade Adelakun, speaking on behalf of the conference unanimously endorsed the Ademola Adeleke as their candidate for the  bye-election.

According to him, members of the political parties comprising the CNPP should come out en masses and cast their votes for Adeleke come July 8.

He warned the INEC against postponing the already scheduled bye-election, saying, "the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties CNPP in Osun State  oppose vehemently the planned supposedly postponement of the bye-election of Osun West Senatorial District slated for 8th, July 2017.

"Such postponement will amount to unnecessary tension among the political parties. Adding that "Moral burden is on the INEC not to shift the date of election."

He accused the APC and Governor Rauf  Aregbesola of conniving with the INEC officials to subvert the process of the election.

Adelekun said: "We have it on good authority that primary and secondary school students are being used for data capturing and thumb printing, what for and why?"

He also alleged that the APC and Aregbesola had concluded plan to rig the election in rural areas of the state with the connivance of the "State Boys."

In attendance at the briefing were some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress, including former Secretary of Ede South Local Government, Alhaji Lukman Afolabi,  and former APC leader, Ede South Local government area,  Hon. Ademola Oyebode.