Author: Phlippages
The Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola has reacted to the outcome of the just concluded Osun State gubernatorial elections.
Ademola Adeleke, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party was declared winner of the Osun State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, July 17.
He defeated Gboyega Oyetola the incumbent governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the polls held on Saturday.
Ademola Adeleke won 17 of the 30 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the Osun State governorship election. While Oyetola of APC won the remaining LGAs.
Other candidates that took part in the election included Akin Ogunbiyi of the Accord Party, Goke Omigbodun of the Social Democratic Party, and the former deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuf, who contested under the platform of Labour Party.
Reacting to APC and Oyetola’s loss, Aregbesola, a former governor of Osun State, quoted a Bible verse, saying “the Most High ruleth in the affairs of men…”
“Osun Le Tente,” Aregbesola posted on his Facebook page.
“This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men – (Daniel 4:17).”
Aregbesola has been in a long term battle with Oyetola before the election. He did not campaign for the incumbent governor nor participate in the Saturday election.
