Adeleke said this while casting his vote at Unit 9 Ward 2 at Sagba- Abogunde area of Ede, around 8:35am, Punch reports.

Reports say that many voters defied the rains to cast their votes for their preferred candidate.

According to Adeleke, “There was rain this morning and that rain is a shower of blessing.

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“The process is going on well and I am very optimistic that with God on my side, I shall be victorious .”

The Osun West bye-election is coming after the death of Senator Isiaka Adeleke, who represented the constituency in the Senate.