The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Monday said the
victory of Ademola Adeleke in the Saturday’s Osun West senatorial be-election
is an indication that the late Senator Isiaka Adeleke did not die in vain.
Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission,
INEC, had declared Adeleke winner of the poll.
Reacting to Adeleke’s victory, Fayose in a statement in
Ado-Ekiti on Monday through his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, said the
late Isiaka would be happy wherever he is, adding that Ademola should see his
victory as a call to service.
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
Governors’ Forum said, “This victory is an invitation and a call to serve your
state, Nigeria and mankind. After election, what should come next is how to
bring dividends of democracy to the people.
“How to continue with the legacy of the Adeleke family which
accounted for the love displayed by the people for you and which translated to
the electoral victory.
“You are responsible to all your constituents without
discrimination of any sort. Having been born to a family of great politicians,
with your father serving as a senator in the Second Republic, your elder
brother being a former governor and senator, no doubt you must have undergone
political tutelage that you should put to practice to excel in your new
calling.”
Fayose also commended his Osun State counterpart, Rauf
Aregbesola, for conceding defeat.
Describing Aregbesola as an epitome of democracy, Fayose
said such quality was rare among politicians.
“If it were some politicians that we know, they will still
be licking their wounds three years after being woefully beaten in an
election,” he stated.
By Seun Opejobi
