Osun election: I’ve not formally heard form INEC that Oyetola lost – APC chair, Adamu
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Senator
Abdullahi Adamu on Sunday said he is yet to get formal notification
from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on who won
the Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State.
Adamu claimed he is unaware Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola lost
his reelection bid to his closest rival, the candidate of Peoples
Democratic Party, Ademola Adeleke.
Adamu made the remarks while speaking on Arise TV programme on Sunday,
denied having knowledge of the winner of the Osun governorship
election.
He told the presenter, “With due respect, my dear brother, I am just
really hearing this from you. I have not formally heard the
announcement from INEC, which is the independent commission
responsible for election in Nigeria.
“I have not heard from them yet. Once I hear formally from INEC, I
can be in a position to answer this particular question.”
When told that the results and the breakdown of the ballots from the
30 local government areas were all over the pages of major newspapers
across the country, Adamu remained adamant.
“Between me and you, I have not formally heard from INEC and I have
not read the papers you are talking about. I do read some papers on my
table before I have my breakfast but I haven’t done that today yet,”
he said.
Asked whether the party will accept defeat if he finally gets to see
the result and breakdown of voting pattern, the APC chair stuck to his
gun.
He said, “I don’t like pre-empting my situation. You need to be
patient. Since you got the result, wait for me too to receive it. You
can get back to me and I will be willing to talk about it.
“Until I hear from INEC formally or my people in the control room
confirm that it is the result, of course, I will abide by it. But
hearing the result first from you is unacceptable. You are not INEC.”
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