Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Sen.Ademola Adeleke, has explained why he jumped the queue at his polling unit to cast his ballot in the ongoing election.
The PDP candidate cast his vote at Unit 009, Ward 02, Abogunde/Sagba, Ede North Local Government, on Saturday.
Fielding questions from journalists on why he jumped the queue to vote ahead of those he met at the polling unit, the former lawmaker said that happened because the people loved him.
“It was the people that invited me to come forward and cast my ballot. They asked me to step forward and go the front,” he said.
Asked if that is how he will continue without “regard for the common man” when he gets to office, Adeleke replied: “You can see me, I love my people. And that will not stop when elected.”
Adeleke commended the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) for what he called a “fantastic process.”
He said with the feelers he was getting across the state is that process was calm and hitch free, adding that he expects the situation to remain the same till the end of the electoral exercise.
On rumoured vote-buying by the parties, he said the process was just starting and he hopes they would remain rumours.
“We want this election to be a point of contact for 2023. The whole world is watching us and this is going to be a test for us all. So, let Osun people decide who they want,” he said.
