Next month’s governorship election in Osun State cannot be rigged or stolen as the votes of Osun people will count and dictate the winner of the polls, Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has declared Monday at a massively attended rally at Oke Ila, Ifedayo Local Government.

“I heard some politicians vowing to steal the votes. Where and how? Osun votes are untouchable. This is Osun state, the heart of Yoruba nation. Nobody can rig us out here.

“We are going round the state. The people are trooping out. The people’s votes will be defended. Their will on August 15 will become a reality. We are getting the votes; they are chasing motor parks. We are winning the people, they are shooting at the people.

“Osun people are not scared. All these attacks and war mongering only hardened our people. Osun people are not cowards. They will vote and defend their votes. We are reaching across towns, they are holed up at their state secretariat.

“Our records speak for us; their records in office continue to hunt them. We have transformed our major towns and we are moving to upgrade our rural areas”, the governor declared first at the palace of the kings of Ora Igbomina and at the palace of the Ajagunla Ifagbamila Orangun of Oke Ila, Oba Adedokun Abolarin.

The Oke Ila monarch who hailed the governor for bringing massive development to Osun state said the current administration has acted in line with his chieftaincy title of “Soludero of Oke Ila” by bringing good governance and democratic dividends to every corner of the state.

“Your Excellency, in your second term, Ifedayo presents your government with ideal site to develop tourism and sporting facilities. The landscape and the terrain are conducive for sport academy, mountain hiking, tourism resorts”, the royal father told the governor at the town hall.

While on the podium to address the audience, Governor Adeleke tasked the public not to sell their voters cards and their votes, charging voters “to be vigilant and guide their votes.

“All rumours of rigging, violence and manipulation are mere fear mongering. We will vote and we will win this election” the governor told the rally attended by the Deputy Governor, Prince Kola Adewusi; House Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun; Member, House of Representatives, Hon Clement Akanni Olohunwa; member, House of Assembly, Hon Kasope Abolarin.

Other leaders who accompany the governor include the Deputy Director General of the Imole Campaign, Hon Kolapo Alimi; Senior Advisor to Imole Campiagn, Hon Sunday Bisi; Accord state Chairman, Hon Victor Akande; Osun Central Senatorial candidate, Hon Ganiyu Olaoluwa; former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Lasun Yusuf.

The governor was received at Ifedayo by top government functionaries including the Head of Service of the state, Elder Ayanleye Aina and Special Adviser to the Governor, Hon Femi Adefila among others.

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