The Peoples Democratic Party candidate in Osun State, South West Nigeria, Ademola Adeleke, has attributed his absence at Wednesday’s governorship debate to his busy campaign schedule.
Gatekeepers News reports that Adeleke in a statement issued by his media aide, Oluwole Rasheed, said he was out in the villages and local governments campaigning while the debate was ongoing.
The organisers of the debate, Arise TV, said Mr Adeleke was “on his way” and would join before the end of the event, which lasted just over two hours.
The PDP candidate never showed up.
The statement read in part, “On Wednesday, the candidate returned late to Ede from rural campaigns to towns and villages which insisted on hosting the gubernatorial flag bearer to directly listen to details of his five-point agenda.
“The candidate also used the local tour on Wednesday to meet opinion leaders and sectoral groups with special submissions on what they expect from a PDP government if elected into office.
“The governorship candidate thanked the people for the special meetings, noting that meeting the people was the most important thing in a campaign, where he had the opportunity to brief them on his five-point agenda.”
