Backstory of Osun poll, and what’s next for Adeleke, By Azu Ishiekwene
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke Multiple sources told me last week that what came across in the governorship poll as a ringing endorsement of Adeleke, especially by civil servants, was actually a defence of group self-interest under a government unwilling or incapable of curbing corruption in the civil service….
Credible sources suggest that the main opposition, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), may have spent nearly ₦40 billion (Davido told News Central it was ₦110 billion), mainly through contributions from the 20 governors and at least 50 members of the National Assembly, who descended on the state for four days.
Rub My Back… Multiple sources told me last week that what came across in the governorship poll as a ringing endorsement of Adeleke, especially by civil servants, was actually a defence of group self-interest under a government unwilling or incapable of curbing corruption in the civil service.
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