The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Osun Ademola Adeleke on Saturday jumped the queue at his polling unit to cast his ballot.
Adeleke voted at unit 009, ward 02, Abogunde/Sagba, Ede North.
Speaking with reporters on the reason he jumped the queue to vote ahead of those he met at the polling unit, the former federal lawmaker said it happened because the people love him.
“It was the people that invited me to come forward and cast my ballot. They asked me to step forward and go to the front,” he said.
Asked if that is how he will continue without “regard for the common man” if he is elected, Adeleke said, “You can see me, I love my people. And that will not stop when elected.”
Adeleke is the main challenger in the poll to the incumbent Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress. The former narrowly lost to the latter in 2018 following a supplementary election.
Adeleke said he was impressed with the electoral process and the preparedness of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
On rumoured vote-buying by political opponents, he said, “We want this election to be a point of contact for 2023. The whole world is watching us and this is going to be a test for us all. So, let Osun people decide who they want.”
