If all goes well, then the death of the late Senator Isiaka Adeleke won’t be in vain as his brother, Ademola Adeleke who is also Davido's uncle and si
If all goes well, then the death of the late Senator Isiaka Adeleke won’t be in vain as his brother, Ademola Adeleke who is also Davido’s uncle and singer, B-Red’s father, has been cleared to replace him in the Senate. The brother will contest under the ruling party’s platform, All Progressives Congress (APC). The bye elections are expected to hold on July 8th.
A 5-man committee set up by the APC national secretariat to screen aspirants for the primary election over the weekend cleared Mr Ademola Adeleke to contest the election while disqualifying his major contender, Senator Mudashiru Hussein.
The chairman of the panel, Sanusi Rikiji, who is also Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, told newsmen that Hussein was disqualified because he failed to tender his registration letter as a serving commissioner within 30 days before the expression of his interest to contest for the senatorial seat which is a breach of the Electoral Act.
Hussein has however maintained that he remains in contention for the party’s ticket and that he had earlier resigned from his position as commissioner and tendered his resignation letter to the governor on June 6. Intervening, the Osun State Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice Dr Ajibola Basiru said the panel did not set a rule of engagement for its operation before the screening and urged it to reconsider its position.
It remains to be seen if Hussein will be allowed to contest with Ademola on Monday
