Activist Omoyele Sowore has said that about 50 people died before and during last Saturday's governorship election in Osun State, won by Governor Ademola Adeleke.

According to him, the lives were lost due to an alleged agreement between President Bola Tinubu and Governor Adeleke.

He said, "These evil people had to sacrifice close to 50 lives in violence before and during the Osun election #OsunDecides2027, all just to prove that “agreement is agreement.”

"And when I said @AAdeleke_01 has nothing upstairs, it took him less than 24 hours after INEC declared him the winner to prove that. He had to announce that he was supporting Tinubu @officialABAT re-election because Tinubu is a Yoruba man.

"Yet the people who lost their lives in the violence were mostly Yoruba people. Neither side has said anything about those killed. Who killed them? Who ordered or enabled the violence? Who is investigating their deaths? Where is the justice for their families?

"To them, what is paramount is protecting family political interests, securing power and preserving access to the spoils of government, while ordinary Nigerians are left to carry the pain, grief and sorrow."

I'll support Tinubu because he's a Yoruba man - Adeleke

Meanwhile, Adeleke has said he's going to support the re-election bid of President Tinubu because he's a Yoruba man.

He also stated that Tinubu deserves support to enable him to develop the reforms his administration has started.

Adeleke said this during a Channels TV interview shortly after he was declared winner of Saturday's governorship election in Osun.

MyNigeria reported that Adeleke thanked Tinubu for the success of the election, leaving many wondering what role the President played in ensuring his victory.

When asked if he had an agreement with the President, Adeleke said, "I never reach an agreement with President Tinubu. My support is just based on he is a Yoruba man and his from South West. And I believe that all the federal roads that he has started, I want to encourage him not to forget South West too, because all our federal roads link to other regions.

"I felt that since a Yoruba man has won the first term, we should give him another chance to develop his reform."

Asked if he would go all out for Tinubu in 2027, he said, "Big time."

He also stated that in his support for Tinubu, he won't mind working with those he defeated at the Osun State governorship election because he would be doing it for the President.

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