Osun guber: PDP will claim the state — Jonathan

As preparations continue ahead of August 9 gubernatorial election in Osun State, President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP would reenact what it did in Ekiti State last month, as the party was set to reclaim the state.

Jonathan maintained that those presently occupying the Government House, in Osun state did not get into office through the poll.

Speaking on behalf of the president during a meeting of PDP national campaign organisation for Osun State at Legacy House, Maitama, Abuja, chairman of the Committee, Vice President Namadi Sambo said the forthcoming election in the state would be free, fair and credible.

Sambo, said President Jonathan had promised that in Osun State, the election would be free and fair, adding that it would be “one man, one vote, one woman, one vote and one youth one vote.

“We all know Osun State belongs to PDP, people there now never got there through the poll”, he said.

Also at the meeting were Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha; Chairman, Board of Trustees, BoT, Chief Tony Anenih; Chief Bode George; Chief Ebenezer Babatope; Erelu Olusola Obada; Minister of State, Works, Adedapo Adeyeye; Minister of State, FCTA, Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide; Political Adviser to the President, Prof. Rufai Alkali; Political Adviser to the Vice President, Alhaji Abba Dabo; Minister of Police Affairs, Jelili Adesiyan, Chief Olusola Oke; and some members of the National Working Committee, NWC.