The governor-elect of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State in the 2023 general elections.
While alluding to his victory in the Osun State governorship election in July, where he defeated incumbent Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the APC, Adeleke said the feat would be repeated in Ogun come 2023.
The Osun governor-elect spoke in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Friday at a reception organised by the PDP for new members.
He was represented at the occasion by a former South-West Secretary of the PDP, Bunmi Jenyo.
According to him, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun of the APC, would get the “Osun treatment” next year, as the PDP had exposed APC’s alleged electoral fraud in Osun, which would be replicated in Ogun State.
The new members were defectors from the APC, Labour Party, Allied Peoples Movement, Peoples Redemption Party, Social Democratic Party and the African Democratic Congress.
They were received amid fanfare and at the PDP secretariat in Abeokuta by the party’s chairman, Sikirulai Ogundele, its governorship candidate, Oladipupo Adebutu, and other leaders of the party in the state.
Adeleke said, “Like we did in Osun, we are going to repeat the feat in Ogun State.
“We have exposed all electoral fraud. We are bringing to Ogun State the winning strategy.
“Because we have defeated them in Osun they are still embittered; they went to the tribunal, but we will still defeat them. We defeated them in Osun and we are going to win in Ogun State too.”
The State Chairman of the PDP, Sikirullahi Ogundele, flanked by former South-West PDP Chairman, Dr Eddy Olafeso, presented party flag to the defectors.
In his remarks, Adebutu lamented the worsening insecurity, unemployment, kidnappings, bad roads, and lack of quality healthcare services in the state.
He described the Abiodun-led administration as a failed government and called on the people of the state to vote the governor out in 2023.
He assured the defectors of fairness, saying, “Everyone has equal rights in this party and our Permanent Voter Cards are our way to freedom.
“We all know that all is not well with governance in Ogun State. Don’t be deceived by this government, we are going to give them the Osun treatment.”
In his remarks, former Deputy Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Tola Banjo, who led defectors from former Governor Ibikunle Amosun’s camp, said, “Be assured that after sweeping for a long time, we are now under umbrella.
“You won’t regret this. With the development, Dapo will be sacked in 2023.”
