Osun West By-election: Osun CNPP endorse Ademola Adeleke, warns INEC on purported postponement
Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada 
Almost a week to the conduct of Osun West By-election in Osun state, the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP in the state have unanimously endorsed the candidature of Otunba Ademola Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as their sole candidate for the July 8 election.
The CNPP made this known on Sunday at the press conference held in Ede.
Among the parties that threw their weight behind the PDP candidate are, All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA,
Action Alliance (AA), Social Democratic Party (SDP), Green Party of Nigeria (GPN), Alliance for Democracy (AD), Democratic People’s Party (DPP), Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN), People’s Party of Nigeria (PPN), People’s Democratic Movement (PDM).
The press conference also witness some APC chieftains like former Secretary of Ede South Local Government, Alhaji Lukman Afolabi, Alhaji Bayo Amobi, former APC leader, Ede South Local government area and Hon. Ademola Oyebode, who came to represent PDP Chairman, Hon. Soji Adagunodo.
Addressing the newsmen, the Chairman, Democratic Peoples Party (DPP), Prince Gbade Adelakun who is the Secretary of the CNPP said, the CNPP has unanimously endorsed the Otunba Ademola Adeleke as their candidate for the forthcoming by-election,
Adelakun, further explained that the all party leaders that made up of CNPP have instructed the parties members to come out en masses and cast their votes for Adeleke come July 8.
Speaking on the alleged plan by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to postpone the already scheduled by-election which is expected to hold come Saturday July 8, Adelakun, said CNPP would not subscribe to such decision.
He said ” the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties CNPP in Osun State in Osun State oppose vehemently the planned supposedly postponement of the bye-election of Osun West Senatorial District slated for 8th, July 2017.
“Such postponement will amount to unnecessary tension among the political parties. Adding that “Moral burden is on the INEC not to shift the date of election.”
Alleging APC and Governor Rauf Aregbesola for allegedly conniving with the INEC officials to subvert the process of the election, Adelekun said “We have it on good authority that primary and secondary school students are being used for data capturing and thumb printing, what for and why?
He further alleged that the APC and Aregbesola had concluded their plan to rig the election in rural areas of the State with the connivance of the State boys
He, therefore, called on security agents and law abiding citizens of Osun and Osun West Senatorial in particular to call on the APC and the ruling party to allow wise counsel to prevail on this matter, a stitch in time saves nine”
Reported by Richard Akintade, Osogbo
