Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has emerged the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the August 9 election in Osun State.
Mr Aregbesola who is the incumbent Governor of the state emerged through adoption by delegates, after the state party’s Congress held at the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Osogbo, the state capital.
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Congress in Osun State commenced in the 332 wards across the state early with delegates arriving their wards to cast their votes.
The votes were counted at the local government collation centres, after which it was taken to the Nelson Mandela Park in Osogbo for the final count where Governor Rauf Aregbesola arrived amidst cheers from the APC supporters.
Out of 355,729 registered APC members in Osun State, 269,631 voted in the primaries in favour of Governor Rauf Aregbesola.
Announcing the result, Chairman of the Osun APC 2014 Gubernatorial Primaries’ Committee, Mr Nasir El-Rufai, commended the peaceful conduct of the ward congress and assured that the APC would not relent in giving the best to Nigerians if given another opportunity by people of the state come August 2014.
El-Rufai, who later presented the Certificate of Return to Mr Aregbesola, urged members of the party to remain resolute and protect their votes during the election.
Obviously elated at his emergence, Governor Aregbesola commended members of the APC for presenting him for another term, saying APC would not let the people down, considering its achievements in the last three and half years.
The incumbent, Governor Rauf Aregbesola of the APC emerged just a week after the PDP candidate Senator Iyiola Omisore won the party’s ticket.
