Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday described the party’s victory in the Osun State Saturday, July 16 governorship election as ‘a march to reclaim Nigeria’s greatness’,
Atiku stated this after the Independent National Electoral Commission, early Sunday morning declared the PDP candidate in the election, Ademola Adeleke, as the winner of the exercise.
According to the result announced by the commission, Adeleke scored 403,371 votes to defeat his closest rival, the incumbent Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, who scored 375,027 votes.
Atiku said in a statement that he had affection for the people of Osun State for obvious reasons.
He said that “at this point when our country needs to take a break from the shameful effects of bad governance, it shall be on record that Osun State provided the compass into that brighter future that awaits us at the horizon.”
The statement read in part, “The referendum on the administration of the APC has commenced with the verdict of the people of Osun State in electing Senator Ademola Adeleke, while we know that the 2023 general election will be a full referendum.
“It is inconceivable that Nigerians will reward the APC for the failings of the last seven years. And in a state like Osun, for example, it’s been a long time since the people last felt the effect of good governance.
“The ship of hope is already at the harbour under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party. We shall intensify the work to ensure that we uproot all vestiges of bad governance and false hopes for the 2023 election. The Imole (light) that has started to shine from Osun shall soon have national coverage.
“One more good thing about the victory in Osun is that it has provided a catalyst for the PDP to see the opportunity when the party works together in unity. The work to bring the PDP together is a work in progress and the good news is that we are steadily making progress”.
The PDP presidential candidate applauded Osun residents and assured them that with Adeleke’s emergence, illumination has come to Osun.
He congratulated Adeleke on a well-fought victory, PDP members and all stakeholders who came together to make his victory possible.
“The march to reclaim Nigeria’s greatness has begun and it shall not stop until we achieve the goal of one people, one future and one country,” Atiku added.
