•••SAYS OSUN PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN
By Kamsi Anayo
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Sen. Ademola Adeleke, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who emerged the winner of Osun State governorship election.
Adeleke defeated his closest rival, governor Gboyega Oyetola, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to emerge winner.
Buhari in a statement on Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said, the emergence of Sen. Adeleke simply shows that the Osun people have expressed their will through the ballot.
He stressed that the successful conduct of Osun state election is a demonstration of the maturity and the commitment of all stakeholders in strengthening what he described as “the integrity of the electoral process in Nigeria”
The president however promised to leave a legacy of credible elections in Nigeria.
“President Muhammadu Buhari congratulates Senator Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), following victory of the party in Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Osun State.
“With the election over, the President expresses conviction that the people of Osun have expressed their will through the ballot, and the will of the people must always matter and be respected in a democracy.
“President Buhari notes that the successful conduct of the election is a further testimony to the maturity and commitment of all stakeholders – the electoral body, security agencies, political parties, the media, civil society and the electorate- to further strengthen the integrity of the electoral process in the country.
“The President reassures the nation that the commitment of this administration towards having credible elections remains unshaken.” The statement read
