President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun State on the Supreme Court ruling Friday which affirmed his victory in the State Governorship election of September 2018.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
In a ruling delivered on Friday, the apex court dismissed the appeals filed by Sen. Ademola Adeleke and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), challenging the decision of the Court of Appeal that had earlier affirmed Oyetola’s victory in the September 2018 gubernatorial election in Osun.
The panel of judges in a split decision of five to two held that the proceedings and the majority judgment of the Osun State Election Petition Tribunal which had declared the PDP and Adeleke as the winner of the poll were null and void
According to the President, “The decision of the apex court lays to rest the tussle over the governorship of Osun State and removes all encumbrances on the path of the governor from fully delivering dividends of democracy to the good people of the State.”
Buhari commended the government and people of Osun in allowing the rule of law to run its entire course, urging them as well as security agencies to sustain the peace.
He called on the victorious governor and the ruling All Progressives Congress party to be magnanimous in victory and make concrete moves towards inclusive governance as may be necessary.
Buhari also expressed the Federal Government’s continued willingness to partner with the State Government for the betterment of the people going forward.
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