{"id":30077,"date":"2014-08-10T16:59:40","date_gmt":"2014-08-10T15:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=30077"},"modified":"2014-08-10T16:59:40","modified_gmt":"2014-08-10T15:59:40","slug":"osun-2014-omisore-says-still-consulting-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/osun-2014-omisore-says-still-consulting-defeat\/","title":{"rendered":"Osun 2014: Omisore Says He Is Still Consulting Over Defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Osogbo \u2013 The PDP candidate in Saturday\u2019s governorship election in Osun,<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sen. Iyiola Omisore, says he is still consulting with relevant<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">stakeholders before reacting to the outcome of the election.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The INEC had declared the APC flagbearer, Gov. Rauf Aregbesola, winner<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">after polling 394,684 votes to defeat Omisore who polled 292,747 votes to<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">emerge second.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Omisore, however, said on Sunday that he had to engage in widespread<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">consultation as a committed party man.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The PDP flag bearer, who spoke on phone through his spokesman, Mr Diran<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Odeyemi, said:\u201c Omisore is not a tin god.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c He is a committed party man and 24 hours is too short to engage in<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">widespread consultation.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c Consultation is on with our men on the field, meetings are already on<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">and as soon as all these are concluded, we would issue a formal statement<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">on the development.\u2019\u2019<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He, however, expressed gratitude to God for the sustained peace before,<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">during and after the election.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">He also commended the people of the state for coming out to exercise their<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">franchise.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Meanwhile, Gov. Rauf Aregbesola has said his victory in the election was a<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">call to more improved service delivery to the people.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Aregbesola said this in his first official reaction to the outcome of the<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">governorship election.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201c On behalf of my party, the All Progressives Congress, we are delighted<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">to claim this hard won victory against all odds.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2018\u2019I salute the courage of the people; I salute your courage, loyalty, your<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">integrity and your desire to nurture our nascent democracy.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2018\u2019The trust reposed in me and the confidence you have in me shall not be<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">taken for granted.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe outcome of this election shows that our people are interested in the<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">growth of democracy.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2018\u2019From now on, every vote must not only be counted, every vote must<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">count,\u2019\u2019 Aregbesola said.(NAN)<\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Osogbo \u2013 The PDP candidate in Saturday\u2019s governorship election in Osun,Sen. 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