Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2018 Osun governorship election, Senator Ademola Adeleke has declared his interest in contesting the governorship of the State in 2022.
He made the declaration on Tuesday when he arrived in Osogbo after a long stay in the US.
He had travelled to the US after he purportedly lost the governorship election to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Governor Gboyega Oyetola.
While in the US, he reportedly pursued a degree programme.
Speaking at a welcome rally organised by the PDP at its Secretariat in Osogbo, Senator Adeleke served a notice to Governor Oyetola to start counting his days in office.
He specifically told him to start preparing his handover notes as he would be ousted by the PDP in the 2022 governorship poll.
Adeleke, popularly called the dancing senator, said he was ready to flag off his campaign.
He assured stakeholders that in doing so, he would not block those interested in contesting the PDP governorship ticket from expressing their rights to do so.
He said: “The ruling party (APC) has messed up the state since coming to power. I am appealing to the Governor, Mr Adegboyega Oyetola to start preparing his handover notes because his days as Governor are numbered.
“I am back and ready to kick start my campaign. PDP belongs to everyone. I can’t stop anyone interested in the party’s ticket from contesting it, but l appeal for decorum among aspirants and I urge for peace within the party and the state.”
Also speaking at the rally, the Osun state PDP Chairman, Sunday Bisi, hailed Adeleke for choosing to pursue more knowledge in the US.
“With the additional feat to previous ones in the Social, Economic and Political spheres, you have assured us that you are better positioned to drive the process of growth in our dear State and Nigeria as a whole.
“Let me use this medium to warm those who feel they can subdue our party with force of violence to desist forthwith. Such vain effort cannot get at us as our courage is too fortified to be discouraged,“ he said.
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