ADELEKE’S OSUN WIN WILL NOT IN ANY WAY HURT TINUBU’S REELECTION BID – SENATOR ORJI KALU. (PHOTO).
Adeleke’s Osun win will not in any way hurt Tinubu’s reelection bid – Senator Orji Kalu Former Abia State Governor and Senator representing Abia North, Orji Uzor Kalu, has said Governor Ademola Adeleke’s victory in the Osun State governorship election does not constitute a setback for President Bola Tinubu’s re-election prospects in 2027. In a statement issued by his media office on Sunday, Kalu congratulated Adeleke on his re-election and described the outcome of Saturday’s poll as a reflection of democracy. He said the result offered the All Progressives Congress (APC) an opportunity to strengthen its structures and reconnect with the electorate ahead of the 2027 general elections. “I join President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in congratulating Governor Ademola Adeleke on his re-election as the Governor of Osun State. I also sympathise with the APC leadership, our party’s governorship candidate and all our supporters over the outcome of the election,” Kalu said. Adeleke, the Accord Party ...