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| Senator Ademola Adeleke |
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun
State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has said he was admitted into the
university in the United States without presenting his West African
School Certificate Examination result.
Adeleke said this in Ede on Thursday while reacting to the dismissal of the suit filed against his eligibility before Justice David Oladimeji of the Osun State High Court.
Adeleke, who was flanked by some of his mates at the Ede Muslim
Grammar School, Ede, said he was well known during his school days
because he loved his schoolmates and loved sports.
He said, “We all went to school and we know that some results would
not be released. But they may release the remaining results tomorrow.
Who knows? After I sat for the exams, my mind was in the US. The
university I attended did not need our qualification from here. I say
for their qualifying exam.”
He said he had been calling aspirants that contested with him for the
PDP’s sole ticket and that he had held a meeting with Dr Akin Ogunbiyi
in the presence of the National Chairman of the party, Prince Uche
Secondus, and the national organising secretary of the party.
Adeleke said, “I chose to remain quiet since the conclusion of the
governorship primary for two reasons; first it is my unchanged belief in
party supremacy and utmost respect for the leadership of our great
party.
“The second reason is because the issue of my qualification and
eligibility as a governorship candidate has been a subject of litigation
until yesterday. Now that a judicial pronouncement confirming my
qualification and eligibility to contest has been made, the time is now
right to speak on the matter.
“For the records, let me reiterate the obvious and easily verifiable
fact that I attended the Ede Muslim Grammar School between 1979 and
1981, my schoolmates are everywhere, and some are even here with me.
While in school, I was a lover of football, so I was very popular. I was
elected the president of the alumni association of this same school
until recently.”
He described those questioning his attendance at the school as “clearly being mischievous and deceptive.”
Adeleke added, “I also must express my gratitude to the judiciary for
upholding the truth despite the pressure. It is now clear and proven
that I did not forge any certificate or testimonial. In any case, how
can I forge a testimonial that simply attests to the fact of my
attendance at the school?”
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