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The Vice President,
Namadi Sambo, is expected to lead Peoples’ Democratic Party leaders to
Ekiti State, for the final rally before next week’s bye-election for
the state House of Assembly in the state.

The Constituency I,
Moba Local Government Area election will be conducted to get a
replacement for the former deputy speaker, Saliu Adeoti who died some
months ago.

According to the
State Chairman of the party, Bola Olu-Ojo, in a statement issued in
Ado-Ekiti on Sunday, the party will approach the bye-election with all
the weapons in its political arsenal.

“We are not leaving
anything to chance as far as the bye-election is concerned. That is why
the campaign is going to be led by no less a personality than the Vice
President himself.

“As at yesterday
(Saturday), we have been to all the towns in the Constituency, except
Otun-Ekiti where the grand finale, which is going to be the mother of
all rallies, will be held on Monday (Today),” he said.

Banking on the
peoples support, Mr. Olu-Ojo said, “in Osun-Ekiti in particular, we
could see revenge on the faces of the people. One of their own, Adeleye
Awolumate, who was also our chairman for Osun Ward, was murdered in
broad daylight by the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) thugs and they
are rearing to vote against the party that killed their son.”

The Vice President
is expected to be accompanied by the Minister of State for Federal
Capital Territory, Caleb Olubolade, former governor of Ekiti State,
Olusegun Oni; a serving senator, Ayo Arise; House of Representatives
Member representing Ekiti North Constituency II, Duro Faseyi; PDP Vice
Chairman (southwest) Tajudeen Oladipo; the state Chairman of the Party,
Bola Olu-Ojo; and three former deputy governors including, Sikiru Tae
Lawal, Abiodun Olujinmi and Paul Alabi among others.