The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has finally reacted to the Osun State elections while openly congratulating Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for winning the governorship race in Osun State.
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC had on Sunday declared the former lawmaker winner of the just concluded election.
Senator Adeleke had emerged as the winner of the governorship election after polling 403,371 votes against his major opponent, Gboyega Oyetola who garnered 375,027 votes.
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Reacting, President Buhari in a statement on his verified Facebook page, expressed satisfaction on the outcome of the exercise, saying, “this is what democracy is all about: respect for the will of the people”.
The president also vowed that his administration would continue to ensure credible elections in the country.
He wrote, “I congratulate Senator Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on his victory in the Osun gubernatorial election. The people of Osun have expressed their will through the ballot.
“The successful conduct of #OsunDecides2022 is a demonstration of the maturity and the commitment of all stakeholders, towards strengthening the integrity of the electoral process in Nigeria.
“I remain fully committed to leaving behind a legacy of credible elections in Nigeria”.
It had been reported that with nearly all the local council election results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Senator Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was in a comfortable lead and set to be declared winner of the Osun State governorship election.
His closest rival, Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the incumbent, trailed closely as of press time.
There was a massive turn out of voters yesterday as the election was held across 30 local councils in the state.
Against all expectations that the election might be marred by violence, there was relative peace, as residents exercised their civic responsibility without any untoward events or molestation.