Three Candidates from three different political parties are in the race to participate in the Osun West Senatorial District seat schedule for July 8 after which the seat became vacant following the death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke of APC.
The primary election held yesterday at the State Secretariat of the Social Democratic Party ahead of the July 8 by-election, produced a former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Bade Falade as the party’s flag bearer for the Osun West Senatorial District.
Chairman of the election committee, Chief Dada, who announced the results said Hon Falade polled 15 votes to beat his rival Rasheed Adeyemo, who polled 12 votes out of the 28 delegates who took part in the process.
Meanwhile, there was wild jubilation at the Osun West senatorial headquarters in Iwo when the younger brother of late Senator Isiaka Adeleke, Otunba Ademola Adeleke picked the ticket to contest for the vacant seat on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Adeleke’s emergence became possible when two other contestants for the ticket, Senator Akinlabi Olasunkanmi and Mr. Olayiwola Falabi stepped down for him.
It was gathered that Otunba Adeleke had earlier been screened and given clearance by the All Progressives Congress screening and election committee while Senator Mudashiru Hussein, who is the preferred candidate of Governor Aregbesola was disqualified. The national working committee of the party however upturned the report of the appeal committee which equally sustained the disqualification of Senator Mudashiru Hussein.
The duo of Hon. Bade Falade, Otunba Ademola Adeleke and Senator Mudashiru Hussein of SDP, PDP and APC respectively will log it out come July 8 for the Osun West Senatorial District.
