As the Independent National Electoral Commission signals the start of campaign for political parties ahead of the August 15th governorship election in Osun State, Southwest Nigeria, Governor Ademola Adeleke has said people’s vote must count, saying it remains the only way to protect the Nigerian democratic system.
Adeleke gave this charge when he hosted members of the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives in his office.
While welcoming the lawmakers, led by their Chairman, Bamidele Salam, the governor urged Nigerians to learn from history, stressing the importance of free and fair elections as a foundation for the sustenance of democracy.
In a press release signed by the governor’s spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke said a credible election is not optional but a compulsory process to safeguard the democratic system.
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“For us in Osun State, August 15 is a critical phase for national democratic evolution. As the last major election before the general elections of 2027, Osun is in the eye of the nation and the world. We, therefore, must get it right by enforcing free and fair polls.”
Speaking, the deputy chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, Mr Jeremiah Umar who lauded the Governor for turning Osun into a giant construction site, appreciated him for doing so much for the people in barely three years with records that surpassed the achievements of his predecessors.
Umar also lauded the transformation of the state’s economy through tax harmonization, an increase in IGR, workers’ welfare, and revitalisation of the healthcare system.