Osun governorship poll, Gov Adeleke and message for the opposition

Before   last Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State, political pundits could not stick out their necks and confidently predict victory for Governor Ademola Jackson Adeleke. Most projections tilted towards the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Oyebamiji. Indeed, one analyst reeled out the odds against the governor, arguing that the strength of the APC in the caliber of politicians in the party and national support would most likely deliver victory to it in the election.
What was striking about those analyses was that they did not necessarily suggest that the APC had a better candidate or that it was better organised on the ground. Rather, the perceived advantage w...