…Threatens To Publicly Condemn Gov-Elect If He Derails

…Reminds Him Of Not Being Indebted To Any Godfather

Dr Deji Adeleke, the moral and financial backbone and elder brother of Osun Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has admonished the latter not to derail on his promise of a better life for the good people of the state.

Deji, billionaire business mogul and founder/Pro-Chancellor of Adeleke University, Ede, Osun spoke on Sunday at the 8th undergraduate and 4th postgraduate convocation of the institution.

The occasion was also witnessed by the Governor-elect. The senior Adeleke faulted the poor leadership style of political office holders and Nigerians who sell their votes during elections.

The Pro-Chancellor pointed out that citizens, especially the youths that embraced pecuniary inducement before voting for leaders lack the moral standing to hold political office holders accountable during while their tenures subsist.

According to him: “We just held an election in Osun State. Forty-five polling units’ ad-hoc staff that are NYSC members did not show up in their designated polling units. Meanwhile, people were waiting to vote but the materials, result sheets and BVAS machines were taken to somewhere else.

“This was until a Director in INEC started calling to make sure that those people reported to where they were supposed to. Otherwise, my brother wouldn’t have been the governor-elect today. Those corps’ members allowed themselves to be used. If you cannot hold a government accountable, then we don’t have any future in this country.

“I told the Governor-elect (my brother), and his colleagues; ‘you’re lucky because you don’t have any godfather to refund any money to. So, whatever people contributed for your election, it’s a sacrifice for a better Nigeria, for a better State. So, you and your colleagues are not under any pressure; the only thing you need to do out there is to go and serve the people.

“And I threatened them that I will be the first to call a press conference if I see things going wrong with his government. I will be the first to alert the world that your Governor (Senator Ademola Adeleke), is derailing. I’ve told him and his team not to allow anyone that is not ready to serve or who is looking for money to steal from the poor people into their team. Osun is a very poor State,” he further stated.

In his speech to the graduands, the senior Adeleke said: “Our young ones, do remember what you’re taught here, remember that the future of this country depends on you; seize up that future, make sure you register to vote, make sure that any government you don’t want or that is not serving right in your constituency is voted out. Do not participate in bringing down this country, participate in all things that will bring up this country to the desired country that you want.”

Professor Solomon Adebola, the Vice-Chancellor of the Institution, informed the 848 graduates out of which 25 bagged first class honours to go out to the world and be positive ambassadors of the university.