Osun Decides: Tinubu not neutral, political atmosphere forced him – Solomon Dalung

Former Minister of Sports and Youths Development, Solomon Dalung, says President Bola Tinubu was not neutral as believed in the just concluded governorship election in Osun State.

In a post on his verified Facebook page on Sunday, Dalung said the political atmosphere forced the President not to interfere in the exercise.

He said the election may have ended but its political consequences will not end with the announcement of the result.

“When a President’s strongest political base is expected to be his region, every subsequent election in that region becomes more than just another state contest. It becomes a test of how much of that political capital is still intact.

“Osun was a particularly important test, forget what anyone will tell you that the President was neutral, the political atmosphere forced him to.

“The All Progressives Congress, APC, did not approach this election casually. The political heavyweights descended on the state with enormous confidence and considerable mobilisation,” he wrote.

DAILY POST reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Sunday morning declared the incumbent, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Accord Party, winner of the election.