Osun governorship: PDP candidate, Adeleke told to keep his hard currencies, says Osun not for sale

Ahead of July 26 governorship election in Osun State, the campaign organisation or the incumbent governor of the State has advised the rival candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke that Osun State is not for sale.

The advice was at the backdrop of Ademola Adeleke’s word that he has amassed enough election fund in ‘local and hard currencies’ to buy votes in the governorship election.

Not going down well with the campaign group of governor Adegboyega Oyetola who is of the All Progressives Congress (APC), campaigning to be elected for a second term told Adeleke that Osun State was not sale, hence, the people cannot be bought.

Reacting in a statement on Monday, Senator Ajibola Basir declared that
Osun was not for sale to the highest bidder, adding that the PDP candidate has nothing to offer.

Senator Ademola, the PDP candidate had over the weekend during the party’s Osun Central Campaign rally, said “Osun people, you are the ones to decide. If it is about money, I have enough. I came with plenty money (hitting his pocket with his right hand). And it is not only naira, I came with dollars, pounds and Euro. This time around in Osun, it is fire for fire.”

Basir submitted that Osun people are not gullible, saying that APC governor’s quality performance in the last four years will speak for him on the day of election.

The State said: “We have proved through our inclusive governance strategy that our people are our strength and that we do not take them for granted and we will never take them for granted.

“This explains why in spite of the way the 2018 election went, our administration began infrastructure intervention from Ede, the hometown of the PDP candidate.”

He reminded the PDP candidate that Osun citizens are enlightened enough to resist being bought over, stressing that Adeleke should invest the money in establishing industries in order to provide employment opportunities for the citizens.