POLITICS
Oyetola declared winner of Osun APC primary

Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola emerged the winner of the All Progressives Congress, APC, primary election conducted on Saturday.
Oyetola was announced the candidate of the party in the coming July 16 governorship election in Osun State.
Three aspirants contested alongside Oyetola. They included former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuff and a former Secretary to the State Government, Moshood Adeoti.
Announcing the result in the early hours of Sunday at the State’s APC secretariat in Osogbo, Osun APC Primary Election Committee, led by Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq of Kwara State said accredited voters were 247,207, while the total votes cast was 235,550.
Oyetola beat the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola’s candidate, Adeoti with a wide margin of 222,169 votes to 12921, respectively while Lasun polled 460 votes.
Speaking, the chairman of the party in Osun State, Prince Gboyega Famodun thanked the Primary Election Committee for, according to him, conducting credible polls.
The results below:
Atakunmosa East LG
Registered vote: 8628
Accredited: 2917
Oyetola: 2637
Adeoti: 165
Lasun
Atakunmosa West LG
Reg: 8964
Acc: 5055
Oyetola: 4655
Adeoti: 305
Lasun: 07
Ayedaade LG
Reg: 15185
Acc: 4371
Oyetola: 3615
Adeoti: 540
Lasun
Ayedire
Reg: 6763
Acc: 3664
Oyetola: 3204
Adeoti: 279
Lasun: 03
Boluwaduro
Reg: 9422
Acc: 6527
Oyetola: 6399
Adeoti: 62
Lasun:
Boripe
Reg: 18410
Acc: 15531
Oyetola: 15034
Adeoti: 05
Lasun:
Ede North
Reg: 11908
Acc: 0834
Oyetola: 0110
Adeoti: 311
Lasun: 02
Ede south
Total no of voters — 7372
Accredited voters — 3525
Gboyega Oyetola — 2664
Yusuf Lasun — 0
Moshood Adeoti — 628
Egbedore
Reg: 10089
Acc: 6334
Oyetola: 5500
Adeoti: 420
Lasun:
Ejigbo
Reg: 12579
Acc: 8367
Oyetola: 8007
Adeoti: 360
Lasun:
Ife Central
Reg: 14331
Acc: 11881
Oyetola: 10843
Adeoti: 334
Lasun: 01
Ifedayo LGA
Total no of voters — 6586
Accredited voters — 4678
Gboyega Oyetola — 4214
Yusuf Lasun — 0
Moshood Adeoti — 141
Ife East
Total no of voters — 15922
Accredited voters — 12529
Gboyega Oyetola — 12030
Yusuf Lasun — 0
Moshood Adeoti — 326
Ifelodun
Reg: 16789
Acc: 12971
Oyetola: 11873
Adeoti: 631
Lasun: 27
Ife North
Reg: 9329
Acc: 3795
Oyetola: 3377
Adeoti: 242
Lasun: 05
Ife South LGA
Total no of voters — 11435
Accredited voters — 8673
Gboyega Oyetola — 8268
Yusuf Lasun — 0
Moshood Adeoti — 043
Ila
Reg: 11359
Acc: 9223
Oyetola: 8834
Adeoti: 47
Lasun:
Ilesa East
Reg: 11132
Acc: 5846
Oyetola: 4857
Adeoti: 483
Lasun: 1
Ilesa West
Reg: 11552
Acc: 4660
Oyetola: 3877
Adeoti: 446
Lasun:
Irepodun
Reg: 20563
Acc: 9692
Oyetola: 7928
Adeoti: 732
Lasun: 294
Irewole
Reg: 14085
Acc: 8432
Oyetola: 7560
Adeoti: 537
Lasun:
Isokan
Reg: 14366
Acc: 6899
Oyetola: 6468
Adeoti: 279
Lasun: 13
Iwo
Reg: 24543
Acc: 14690
Oyetola: 9432
Adeoti: 2543
Lasun: 01
Obokun
Reg: 13048
Acc: 5910
Oyetola: 5245
Adeoti: 527
Lasun: 02
Odo-Otin
Reg: 14304
Acc: 8119
Oyetola: 7735
Adeoti: 384
Lasun:
Olaoluwa
Reg: 8747
Acc: 4134
Oyetola: 3771
Adeoti: 363
Lasun:
Olorunda
Reg: 18402
Acc: 8087
Oyetola: 7103
Adeoti: 555
Lasun: 01
Oriade
Reg: 16186
Acc: 11384
Oyetola: 10935
Adeoti: 438
Lasun: 11
Orolu
Reg: 8927
Acc: 7768
Oyetola: 6652
Adeoti: 130
Lasun:
Osogbo
Reg: 37771
Acc: 23711
Oyetola: 22265
Adeoti: 655
Lasun: 170
Total: 408697
Acc: 247207
Cast: 235550
Oyetola: 222169
Lasun: 460
Adeoti: 12921
POLITICS
I won’t allow anyone steal my votes this time – Adeleke

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the July 16 governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has warned against any attempt to manipulate the poll.
Adeleke alleged that he was rigged out in the 2018 governorship election and told anyone planning to rig the poll not to play with the resolve of Osun people that were seeking change in government.
The ex-federal lawmaker, who said he had spoken with members of his party to eschew violence, added that he would not sit back and watch while people attempted to steal votes.
He said, “We have spoken with our members. We want peace. We are not out to fight anyone or cause trouble, but we will not stay idle or watch and appear helpless when people attempt to steal votes. We will stop them.
“Unlike what happened four years ago, I will not allow anyone steal my votes and that of the PDP. We all saw what happened four years ago, when angels of darkness colluded with some anti-democratic forces to upturn the desire of the good people of Osun State.
“We have warned them not to play with the resolve of the people of Osun State who are genuinely seeking and praying for the election day to come so that they can heave a sigh of relieve from their current unpalatable government.”
Asked about the rancour in the Osun PDP, Adeleke said, “It is a family affair. We are not fighting. We initially disagreed when we were seeking the party’s ticket. That has been settled by the delegates and the court has also stamped their decision. Everyone that contested wants the PDP to win the election. We will do so together and I am sure they are all working with us to achieve positive result.”
But while reacting to the PDP candidate’s claims, Media Adviser to the chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Osun, Kola Olabisi, said Adeleke’s claim that the 2018 governorship election was rigged by the ruling APC was tantamount to rubbishing Supreme Court which had upheld the ruling party’s victory.
Olabisi said, “No discerning mind will take any outburst from the embattled Senator Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke with seriousness because of his unenviable past records.
“One can understand why it is pretty impossible and difficult for him to comprehend the fact that once the Supreme Court of Nigeria has made a verdict on an issue, it is settled once and for all. Jackson won’t know this because of his limited education or absolute lack of same.
“Referring to the 2018 Osun State governorship election by any entity as being rigged by Governor Oyetola is tantamount to rubbishing the highest court in the land with impunity. If Ademola is insisting that he won the 2018 governorship election, why has he not been the four-year tenant of the Bola Ige House? Ademola Adeleke is only ranting. He should be ignored.”
POLITICS
Confusion as APC clears Attorney-General, Malami for election, despite withdrawing from governorship race

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has been cleared by the screening committee of the All Progressives Congress to contest the 2023 Kebbi governorship election.
This is despite Malami’s withdrawal from the governorship race last week Friday.
Malami, who declared interest to contest in the Kebbi governorship race last month, pulled out of the race for fear that he might not get the ticket.
Fearing that he might not get the ticket under the current circumstances, Malami was said to have changed his plan and pulled out of the governorship race.
However, a document seen by Peoples Gazette conveyed Malami’s clearance to run, stirring controversy in the political sphere since the AGF had already withdrawn his governorship ambition, in order to retain his ministerial appointment.
President Muhammadu Buhari had last week issued a directive ordering all political appointees to resign before contesting in the forthcoming general elections.
It is unclear if Malami had turned in his resignation to pursue his political quest in compliance with Buhari’s directive or if he was waiting for the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the contentious section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act 2022.
A series of political appointees have sparked public outrage after they went against political norms to seek elective positions without resigning.
Also, there has been a cold political war between the incumbent governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, and the political arrowhead of Kebbi, Senator Adamu Aliero, over who succeeds the former.
While Bagudu, who chairs the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), is rooting for Malami as his successor, Aliero, a two-term governor of the state, has Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi as his preferred candidate for the APC governorship ticket.
POLITICS
PHOTOS: Ganduje removes Kwankwaso red cap from supporter’s head, replaces it with Tinubu’s cap

Governor Umar Ganduje of Kano State on Wednesday taunted his predecessor in office, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
The governor removed Kwankwaso red cap from one of the former governor’s strong supporter who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The red cap is a symbol of Kwankwaso’s political movement, Kwankwasiyya Movement.
Yusuf Ibrahim Sharada , an aspirant for House of Representatives for Kano Municipal, who just decamped to APC had visited Ganduje at Government House, Kano.
While receiving Sharada , Ganduje removed his red cap and held it with his mouth before replacing it with a cap with an insignia popularised by Bola Tinubu.
Ganduje is a strong advocate of the presidential ambition of Tinubu.

The Ganduje and Kwankwaso parted ways, politically, in 2015, following alleged insistence of Kwankwaso to control the government of Ganduje.
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