Senator Ademola Adeleke, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says he jumped the queue to cast his vote because the people asked him to come to the front.
Adeleke arrived at his polling unit at 08: 45 am and cast his vote at 9:00 am as no problem or machine failure was recorded.
The PDP candidate cast his vote at Unit 009, Ward 02, Abogunde/Sagba, Ede North in Osun state.
Asked why he jumped the queue to vote ahead of those he met at the polling unit, Adeleke said the people asked him to step forward.
“It was the people that invited me to come forward and cast my ballot. They asked me to step forward and go the front,” he said.
Asked if he would continue to jump queues without “regard for the common man” when he gets to the office, he said, “You can see me; I love my people. And that will not stop when elected.”
After casting his vote, Adeleke expressed his satisfaction with the exercise saying he is impressed with the process.
“I’m impressed with the electoral process at the moment, everything is going on smoothly, I’ll be on ground to monitor things,” he said.
On the rumoured vote-buying by political opponents, Adeleke said he hoped the claim would remain a rumour.
“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,” he said.
Out of the 15 candidates contesting for the governorship position in the state, Adeleke is the first contestant to vote at PU 009, Ward 02, in Ede North.
