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| Omisore in the middle with APC delegates |
Having met with the National
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole and some delegates
of the party, the Social Democratic Party flag bearer, Senator Iyiola Omisore
has decided to support APC in the re run election slated today.
At a press briefing yesterday, the SDP candidate Omisore
in his words said, “The APC has come back to us, accepted all our conditions
proposed to them to form a coalition government on the good governance structure
we gave to them while PDP as a party are yet to get back to us. We are therefore
as a party SDP accepted to support APC for victory I the rerun election tomorrow
and after all form a coalition government with APC in the nearest future.”
Adams Oshiomhole
with top big-wigs in the party made the overture yesterday and did win Omisore to
their side. Those present at the meeting were Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of
Kano State, Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, and Governor Ibikunle Amosun
of Ogun State.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed,
and Ekiti State Governor-elect, Kayode Fayemi, were also part of the APC
delegation.
Omisore who secured the third highest votes in Saturday’s
governorship election is considered pivotal to the outcome of the rerun
election.
As a result, both the APC and the PDP have made efforts
to secure his support for Thursday’s rerun election.
Omisore had earlier said he would only support a party
which supports his vision and the vision of his party for Osun State.
INEC had declared the governorship election inconclusive
on Sunday after announcing that the margin between the two top candidates was
less than the total number of votes in polling units where voting was
cancelled.
PDP candidate Ademola Adeleke led the race with 254,698
votes, 353 votes more than his closest rival, Gboyega Oyetola of the APC who
got 254,345 votes. Omisore secured 128,049 votes.
A total of 3,489 votes will be at stake during the rerun.
A chunk of it – 1,667 votes – – is in Ife which is believed to be a stronghold
of Omisore.
