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President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State over his victory at the Supreme Court and called for inclusion and harmony in the state.
In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, Buhari urged Osun people to support Adeleke’s administration to ensure that “programmes, policies, plans and aspirations fashioned to make individuals and businesses flourish succeed.”
He said, “Elections should be seen as the path to an end, which is the progress of the people in a peaceful environment, rather than unending bickering.
“This is the time for inclusion and harmony in the state at the end of litigation.”
In the same vein, the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, who can be described as Oyetola’s political mentor, also congratulated Adeleke.
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In a statement by his media aide, Tunde Rahman, Tinubu added that “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 the 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.”
Tinubu urged Adeleke to “immediately settle down to work and continue from where the former governor left it.”
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the decision of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which on March 24 affirmed Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party as the winner of the July 16, 2022 governorship election in Osun State.
The apex court, in a unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim, dismissed the appeal filed by former governor Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress to challenge the appellate court judgment affirming Adeleke as the winner of the poll.
