Osun election: Najeem Salaam raises alarm over non-recognition of ADC agents

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The Africa Democratic Congress (ADC) governorship candidate, Najeem Salaam, has raised concerns over the alleged non-recognition of his party agents in several areas across the state during Saturday’s election.

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Salaam, who arrived at his polling unit to vote by 10:39am, said he had received reports that ADC agents were not being recognised despite the party having uploaded their names ahead of the election.

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He said the alleged non-recognition of party agents occurred in 10 local government areas, prompting him to report the matter to relevant authorities, who, he said, were looking into it.

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“We converse with the people, we let them know our programmes, and that is exactly what we do. Vote buying is out of it. I have never in my life bought votes.

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“People will decide whom they want, and I think it should be very fair enough for them to have the right to choose whom they prefer as a candidate or as the governor of the state,”he said.

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Salaam also denied allegations of vote buying by the ADC, insisting that the party was focused on presenting its programmes and allowing voters to freely choose their preferred candidate.

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The candidate, who voted at Ward 4, expressed confidence that he would emerge victorious, attributing his optimism to his faith in God and the voters’ support.

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