Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said the love and acceptance the people of Osun state have for Senator Ademola Adeleke is not over.
Atiku said that even though the legal challenge mounted by Adeleke to the declaration of Gboyega Oyetola as the Osun State Governor is over with the ruling of the Supreme Court on Friday, the people of Osun love the Senator.
In a statement reacting to the apex court’s judgment, the presidential candidate of the PDP In last February’s election said he would stand by Ademola no matter what.
He averred that those who think it is over for Senator Adeleke and the PDP In Osun State as a result of the court ruling are making a mistake.
“Those who think this is the end of the road for Senator Adeleke and the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun, are greatly mistaken. This is not the end. Not even the beginning of the end. No. Today marks the continued ascendancy of Senator Adeleke and his party in the hearts and minds of his people.
“They had expected that the progress and development that the Adeleke family had consistently brought to Osun will be translated to their governance. That hope is not dead. Only delayed.
“I extend my right hand of brotherhood to Senator Adeleke in all his future endeavours and I assure the good people of the state of Osun that the Peoples Democratic Party remembers their love and acceptance and will never forget to stand by them no matter the situation.
“Finally, I urge the nation’s judiciary to take a pulse of the nation and reflect it. In their hands, God has placed a great responsibility. The duty to ensure that justice is done, irrespective of the pressure to do otherwise, by the powers that be.”
