Osun Election: Buhari congratulates Adeleke over victory

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Senator Ademola Adeleke, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following his victory at Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Osun State.

The President’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Sunday, in Abuja.

The president expressed conviction that with the election over, the people of Osun had expressed their will through the ballot, and the will of the people must always matter and be respected in a democracy.

According to him, 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.

READ: APC, Oyetola ‘labour in vain’ as Adeleke wins Osun governorship election

Buhari reassured the nation that the commitment of this administration “toward having credible elections remains unshaken.”

RELIABLESOURCENG.COM reports that the INEC returning officer for the Osun gubernatorial election, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, on Sunday morning, declared Adeleke of the PDP, winner of the Osun governorship election.

Adeleke polled 403,371 votes to defeat his closet rival, incumbent governor, Gboyega Oyetola, candidate of the APC, who scored 375,027 votes.