Saraki swears-in Senator Ademola Adeleke
*Uniqueness of new Osun Senator
Ademola Adeleke, who was returned winner in Saturday’s Osun West bye-election, has taken his oath of office as a senator on the floor of Senate.
Senate President Bukola Saraki administered the oath on Mr. Adeleke on Wednesday, moments after Senate approved the votes and proceedings of the previous day’s business.
He received his certificate of return at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday.
Mr. Adeleke, the younger brother of the late incumbent, Isiaka Adeleke, contested the Osun West Senatorial by-election, held last Saturday, on the platform of Peoples Democratic and defeated Mudashiru Hussein who contested on the platform of All Progressives Congress, winning in nine of the 10 LGAs that constitute the senatorial district.
His emergence has helped the PDP number in the Senate rise to 42, with APC still standing higher at 66.
Currently, there are 108 Senators in the 109-member body. One seat, Anambra Central, is vacant following the nullification of the election of Uche Ekwunife.
Uniqueness of new Osun Senator
Ademola Adeleke is the 3rd Senator to be produced by the Adeleke family of Ede.
His dad, late Ayoola Adeleke was the Senator that represented Osun II Senatorial District of the Old Oyo State on the platform of the Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) in the Second Republic, at a time there were 95 senators in all with five Senators from each of the 19 States.
Demola’s brother, late Isiaka Adetunji Adeleke was the second Senator from the Ede family.
Also, Ademola’s landslide victory at the Saturday July 8 bye-election was not the first for an Adeleke.
His father won the Osun II seat in 1979 on a heavy landslide in the follow order: 1979 Oshun II district senatorial election; A. Adeleke UPN – 115,368; A. Durosomo NPN – 19,559; O. Fabode GNPP – 2,001 and E. Oyebola NPP – 453.
