Eight political parties in Osun State have endorsed and adopted the candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Otunba Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke as their choice in the forthcoming Osun West Senatorial bye-election.
The opposition political parties under the aegis of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) directed their members and supporters to vote for Adeleke in the July 8 bye-election.
At a joint press conference held in Ede on Sunday, the leadership of the opposition parties in the state told journalists that they have unanimously agreed to support Adeleke to ensure his victory in the election.
The chairman of CNPP in the state who is also the state Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) Popoola Olatunji declared that all the opposition political parties would work for Adeleke to defeat the candidate for the All Progressive Congress, Senator Mudasiru Hussain.
Other political parties that adopted Adeleke include
Action Alliance (AA),
Social Democratic Party (SDP),
Green Party of Nigeria (GPN),
Alliance for Democracy (AD),
Democratic People's Party (DPP),
Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN),
People's Party of Nigeria (PPN)
People's Democratic Movement (PDM).
The opposition parties also alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission was planning to sift the date of the election and vowed to resist any attempt to postpone the bye-election.
In a communiqué released by the CNPP, the opposition parties said postponement of the election would amount to unnecessary tension among the political parties and cause confusion among the people of the state.
The opposition political parties under the aegis of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) directed their members and supporters to vote for Adeleke in the July 8 bye-election.
At a joint press conference held in Ede on Sunday, the leadership of the opposition parties in the state told journalists that they have unanimously agreed to support Adeleke to ensure his victory in the election.
The chairman of CNPP in the state who is also the state Chairman of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) Popoola Olatunji declared that all the opposition political parties would work for Adeleke to defeat the candidate for the All Progressive Congress, Senator Mudasiru Hussain.
Other political parties that adopted Adeleke include
Action Alliance (AA),
Social Democratic Party (SDP),
Green Party of Nigeria (GPN),
Alliance for Democracy (AD),
Democratic People's Party (DPP),
Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN),
People's Party of Nigeria (PPN)
People's Democratic Movement (PDM).
The opposition parties also alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission was planning to sift the date of the election and vowed to resist any attempt to postpone the bye-election.
In a communiqué released by the CNPP, the opposition parties said postponement of the election would amount to unnecessary tension among the political parties and cause confusion among the people of the state.
