As Osun State marked 35 years of its creation on Thursday, Governor Ademola Adeleke made his first major post-election outreach to opposition leaders, calling former governor Gboyega Oyetola and APC candidate Bola Oyebamiji as part of a reconciliation drive.
According to a statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, the calls to the two leading APC figures were, however, not responded to as at the time of filing the report.
The governor also spoke with elder statesmen and former governors of the state, Chief Bisi Akande, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola during the anniversary consultations.
Governor Adeleke said the move was in fulfilment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s charge for him to lead peace-building efforts in the state following the divisive governorship election.
“We are celebrating the 35th anniversary of the creation of our dear state. So, it is customary that I felicitate with leaders from various groups. I commended them for their contributions to state development,” he said.
The governor said his central message to all the leaders was unity and healing.
“My central message is to preach and act for peace and reconciliation. I repeated my earlier statement that there is no victor, no vanquished. Election has come and gone, and it is time for us to return to governance and healing of electoral wounds,” Adeleke said.
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