Politics
How Voices On The Streets Of Osun Predicted Demola Adeleke’s Win Over Aregbesola’s Candidate, Hussein
Ahead the Saturday July 8 2017 Senatorial bye election in Osun state, the words on the streets have it that Demola the younger brother of Isiaka Adeleke is in strong position to win.
Demola who defected from the All Progressives Congress to pick the ticket of rival political party, People’s Democratic Party to achieve his aim is the younger brother of Isiaka Adeleke, the deceased holder of the seat up for grab.
Demola left the APC after a fierce battle with Governor of the state Rauf Aregbesola and his preferred choice Mudasiru Hussein on who becomes the party’s candidate.
His defection to the PDP turned the fractured political platform into a formidable force for the July 8 Senatorial contest.
According to one of the street permutations that gifts Demola Victory there are votes and influences from three areas which will determine the winner.
Governor Aregbesola’s candidate, Mudasiru Hussein is from Ejigbo.
But based on party affiliations, the popularity is give as 60% for APC (Hussein) and 40% to PDP (Demola).
And the APC candidate also has silent grumbling within the ranks of his party’s supporters in his domain to contend with.
Speaker of the Osun state House of Assembly Najeem Salaam is from Ejigbo and wants to become the next governor of Osun state.
“You can’t have a governor and a senator from the same locality…it’s not done, what happens to other areas” a source pointed out.
The remaining area is disclosed as Iwo.
The popularity based on name and pedigree and party affiliation is given as 65% for Demola and 35% to Hussein.
These assertions are based on words on the streets, but keen followers of politics of the areas insist it goes beyond that.