S’Court judgement: Work for Osun devt, Tinubu urges Adeleke

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has urged Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to immediately settle down to work for the development of the state.

Tinubu enjoined Adeleke to unite Osun State, urging the people of the state to also work for the peace and progress of the state.

The President-elect, while congratulating the governor over his victory at the Supreme Court via a statement issued by his media aide, Tunde Rahman, on Tuesday, said with the apex court giving its verdict on the Osun State governorship tussle, Nigerians must respect the judgement.

He also commended the immediate-past governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, for discharging himself creditably during his first term and for deepening democracy by pursuing his democratic rights peacefully to the end.

Tinubu said: “I congratulate Mr Ademola Adeleke over his declaration by the Supreme Court as the winner of Osun governorship election.

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“The apex court in the land has spoken and all of us must obey its verdict. It is the right thing to do for democracy and rule of law to continue to thrive in the land.

“I must also commend the immediate-past governor of the state, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, for exercising his democratic rights as the constitution allows him to do.

“Governor Oyetola discharged himself creditably in office. He lost the office but did not lose his integrity and reputation as the governor who brought efficiency, transparency, and accountability to the business of governance.

“Now that the matter of the July 16, 2022, Osun State Governorship Election has been brought to a close, I urge Governor Adeleke to immediately settle down to work and continue from where the former governor left it. He should now move to unite the state. I also urge all the people of Osun to work for peace and progress in the state,” Tinubu noted.

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