Ademola Adeleke of Peoples
Democratic Party contesting Osun state gubernatorial election on Saturday has
assured his teeming supporters of winning as the election draws near.
Senator Ademola
Adeleke
during a town hall meeting organized by Oduduwa Youth Development Initiative in
Osun State on Wednesday said, “I will surely dance to government house by
winning all the Local Government areas in Osun State on Saturday. I have been
tagged ‘Dancing Senator’ but this shouldn’t be used against my personality
because everybody dances. Have you seen someone who doesn’t dance,” he said.
Adeleke stressed further that his love for
dancing dates back to his school days when he used to go for a dancing
competition. “When I was in the university in the overseas, I used to go for a
dancing competition. I do win the dancing competition. This is the reason why I
was nicknamed ‘Jackson’ but my real name is Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke.
“There is no crime in dancing; my traducers are
only trying to make a mountain out of molehill. I strongly believe in my
supporter’s vote and by it I will dance to the government house by winning all
in all the Local Government areas in Osun State.
Senator Adeleke has also condemned the Aregbesola
led administration in the state. He said anyone who fails to pay his or her
labourers is wicked.
“Anybody who fails to pay his or her labourers
is wicked and I can boldly say that APC government is wicked for not paying her
workers in the State. When I get to power I will overturn it by ensuring that
the welfare of every worker in the state is catered for.
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Meanwhile, the PDP candidate has been given a reprieve by
President Muhammed Buhari having been invited by the police for his involvement
in criminal activities.
The charges against
the senator include examination malpractice, aiding and abetting,
impersonation, and criminal conspiracy.
The Nigeria police
force has filed charges against him, at the Federal High Court in Abuja. He’s
been asked to report
at the Special Investigation Panel alongside Mr. Sikiru Adeleke, Alhaji
Aregbesola Mufutau (Principal of Ojo-Aro Community Grammar School, Egbedore
LGA, Osun State), Mr. Gbadamosi Thomas Ojo (School Staff allegedly responsible
for the registration of candidates for NECO) and Mr. Dare Olutope (School
Teacher who allegedly facilitated the commission of the crime).
Police spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood, told
journalists on Wednesday that investigations revealed that Senator Adeleke and
his brother Sikiru Adeleke registered and sat for the National Examination
Council Examination (NECO) 2017 as internal candidates, impersonating students
of the school at the ages of 57 and 42 years respectively.
Moshood explained further that both Senator
Adeleke and his brother Sikiru Adeleke’ s pictures were captured in the
school’s photo book of 2017 but no NECO seal was found on their photos, unlike
the rest of the students.
The Police also in a statement on Wednesday
added that investigation revealed the some culpability facts against Senator
Ademola Adeleke and four others.
“Senator Ademola Adeleke made cautionary
statement and admitted that he registered for the 2017 NECO examinations as an
internal student in the said school and did not sit for the examination but
have a result from NECO with Seven (7) Credit and One (1) Pass, a copy of which
was obtained from NECO by the Police.
“The Ojo/Aro 2017 NECO, SSCE school photo album
(School’s copy), with Senator Ademola Adeleke and Sikiru Adeleke Photographs in
school uniform in the said album. Senator Ademola Adeleke in the NECO 2017
Result obtained by the claimed that he was born on 12th June 1997 but in his
statement to the Police, Senator Ademola Adeleke wrote 13th May 1960 as his
Date of Birth.
“The photographs of both Senator Ademola Adeleke
and Sikiru Adeleke appearing side by side in the photo album have no NECO
stamps on them,” the statement read in part.
