Buhari congratulates Adeleke, says victory shows respect for people’s will

By NAN

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

The president’s congratulatory message was contained in a statement issued by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, on Sunday.

Buhari 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.

He also reassured the nation that the  commitment of his administration ”toward having credible elections remains unshaken.”