Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has urged residents and indigenes to ignore rumours and scaremongering ahead of the August 15 governorship election, declaring that his administration “shall win convincingly and we shall be declared winner with wide margins”.
In a statement issued on Sunday by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the governor said all hands are on deck to ensure voters exercise their rights without hindrance.
Responding to concerns in some quarters about election rigging and political violence, Adeleke said, “Our people exercise their voting rights without any hindrance. Our votes will count, and we shall emerge victorious.”
The governor called on Osun people to dismiss what he described as rigging rumours and threats, adding that those peddling fear have only strengthened the people’s resolve.
“Residents and voters are resolved to enforce free and fair elections within the ambit of the law, as well as through formal and informal structures,” he said.
“No one, I repeat, no one can deny Osun people their legitimate rights to choose their leaders,” Governor Adeleke declared.
He added: “We are the cradle of Yoruba nation. We are the ancestral state of Mr President. No security or electoral official will dare attempt to set Osun state on fire. No federal official will contemplate rigging the forthcoming elections in Osun State.
“We will resist any move or ploy to tamper with the electoral process. We are closely monitoring all pre-election activities, while machinery has been set for both election and post-election period. We are not taking anything to chance.”
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