JOSHUA DADA writes on the winners and losers of the February 23 presidential and National Assembly elections and how the outcome shaped the state House of Assembly election
There is no doubt that victory is sweet. While winners at the recent general elections are rejoicing over their laurels and victories, losers and their godfathers are left to sulk over their loss.
The outcome of the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections in Osun State seems like a reflection of the outcome of the September 22, 2018 governorship election in the state.
In the presidential election, it was neither the personality of President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) nor that of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that was responsible for the votes they got, but the political gladiators on the ground in Osun State within the political parties.
The outcome of the election witnessed the emergence of two senators and six…
