President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday congratulated the governor-elect of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, following his victory in the just-concluded governorship election.
Adeleke, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), scored 403,371 votes to defeat the incumbent governor, Gboyega Oyetola, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who had 375,027 votes.
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Buhari, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said “With the election over, the President expresses the 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 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.”
