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HE CAVED IN TO PRESSURE! Omisore makes U-turn, backs APC in Osun rerun election

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Hours after telling his supporters to vote their conscience in the Osun State Governorship election rerun holding on Thursday, Senator Iyiola Omisore has agreed to back the All Progressives Congress.

The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party said this while addressing journalists at his residence in Ile Ife on Wednesday.

He said,

“We have accepted to support the APC for victory in the rerun election tomorrow and thereafter form a coalition government.”

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Omisore said the decision of APC to accept his party manifestoes led to the coalition.

Omisore said SDP was left with no option than to pitch a tent with APC after PDP failed to respond to his party terms and condition for a coalition government among other reasons.

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He said,

“We have accepted to support the APC for victory in the rerun election tomorrow and thereafter form a coalition government.”

“ Our conclusion to form a coalition government is based on the party that is ready to work with SDP to adopt and implement the core values of our party, “ he said.

He listed the core values of SDP as social justice, equality and good governance.

“Our core values and philosophy, as indicated in our SDP manifestoes, have all been presented to APC and PDP.

“APC has since come back to accept all the conditions proposed to them by us, to form a coalition government while the PDP is yet to respond.

“We now, therefore, as a party (SDP), accept to support APC for victory in the re-run election tomorrow and thereafter form a coalition government.”

The PDP candidate, Ademola Adeleke, led the race with 254,698 votes, 353 votes more than his closest rival, Gboyega Oyetola of the APC.

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The margin was, however, less than the 3,498 votes in the polling units where voting was cancelled.

Consequently, Afuwape declared the election inconclusive and ordered a re-run.

“Unfortunately, as the Returning -Officer, it is not possible to declare any party as the clear winner of this election at the first ballot,” Afuwape said.

The re-run will take place in three polling units in Orolu Local Government Area, one polling unit in Osogbo Local Government Area, one polling unit in Ife North Local Government and two polling units in Ife South Local Government Areas. (NAN)

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Meanwhile, the governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party in Osun State, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, has denied returning to the All Progressives Congress.

The Spokesperson of the governorship candidate, Mr Kayode Agbaje, said this in an interview with our correspondent.

He said politicians had held a meeting with Adeoti but he did not return to the APC.

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