Detained Adeleke’s Aide, Emir To Vie For OSPOLY SUG Presidency
Mr. Olalekan Ajagungbade, an aide to Governor Ademola Adeleke, who is currently in detention with the police, is seeking to run for the president of the Students Union Government (SUG) of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree.
Findings revealed that Ajagungbade, popularly known as Emir, who is a member of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), was arrested two months ago by the police.
It was gathered that Emir, an HND II student of the Department of Mass Communication in the Polytechnic, has launched an online campaign through the Progressive Hope Party, a political group within the institution.
Further findings indicated that the Governor’s aide’s campaign is headed by one Adekunle Sikiru, and its director of media, Adepoju Philip.
Osun Defender learnt that various promotional materials, including faze caps and other campaign materials, have been distributed across the institution to raise awareness for Olalekan’s aspiration.
Ajagungbade is a member of the transport disciplinary committee appointed on January 9, 2023 by Governor Adeleke.
Feelers have it that the school management had directed the continuous sale of forms for would be aspirants in the election after the deadline had elapsed, a move sources in the Polytechnic believed was orchestrated by the state government to install him as the head of the institution’s student union.
