The lawmaker representing Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/ Ejigbo Federal Constituency of Osun State at the National Assembly, Mr. Bamidele Salam, has donated 10 buses and 150 motorcycles for the re-election campaign of the state governor, Ademola Adeleke.
This was contained in a statement personally signed by the Salam copy of which was obtained in Osogbo on Wednesday.
Salam noted that logistics support were given to “Campaign coordinators that will work in Ede Federal Constituency to enable them deliver on the mandate of gathering maximum support for Adeleke in the August 15 governorship poll.”
Presenting the mobility equipments during the official launch of the Accord Party’s campaign across the Federal constituency in Ede, Osun State, Salam, who chairs the Media and Publicity Committee of the Imole Campaign Council, said “the donated 10 buses and 150 motorcycles will be allocated to coordinators drawn from 42 wards in the constituency.”
According to him, the intervention was intended to improve campaign logistics, enhance door-to-door voter engagement and strengthen grassroots mobilisation.
He further explained that the beneficiaries were ward-level coordinators responsible for driving local campaign activities, urging them to use the vehicles responsibly.
Salam also expressed confidence that Adeleke would secure victory at the polls.
In her remarks, elder sister to Governor Adeleke, Mrs. Modupeola Adeleke-Sanni commended the initiative and implored “the recipients to deploy the vehicles effectively while observing safety during the campaign period.”
The Director-General of the Imole Campaign Council and Minority Leader of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Lere Oyewumi, said the donation reflects Salam’s continued commitment to grassroots politics and party development.
He added that public office should be leveraged to deliver tangible impact through representation and empowerment.
Speaking in similar vein, the Chairman of the Imole Campaign Council, Prof. Wale Oladipupo, who inaugurated the campaign committee for Ede Federal Constituency, charged the “members to intensify efforts toward electoral victory, expressing optimism about Adeleke’s chances.”
The Federal Constituency campaign council is chaired by Elder Sunday Atidade Akande, with local government chairmen and party stakeholders serving as members.
The PUNCH reports that campaign activities towards the forthcoming Osun State governorship election have officially commenced since March 11.
Various political parties fielding candidates have since then been engaging the electorate to get their support as the election draws nearer.
Beside Adeleke, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the Accord, All Progressives Congress is fielding Bola Oyebamiji, while Najeem Salaam, is contesting the poll on the platform of the African Democratic Congress.
Eleven other political parties are also fielding candidates in the poll.
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