The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has congratulated his counterpart in Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, on his recent victory at the Supreme Court. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Diri said that the ruling of the apex court in the Osun governorship election affirmed the people’s power in a democracy.
He expressed his delight that the mandate given to the governor by the Osun people was sealed by the highest court in the land. Diri also stated that the judgment reflects the current sentiment of the country, where those who promote electoral violence and subvert the people will have no place in the electoral system.
He encouraged the Independent National Electoral Commission to deepen Nigeria’s democracy by introducing electronic voting and transmission of polling results. Finally, Diri urged the Osun governor to promote peace and tolerance and work towards delivering the dividends of democracy to the people of the state.
Diri noted that, “I congratulate my brother-governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on the affirmation of his victory by the Supreme Court.
“The verdict of the apex court is an affirmation that power in a democracy resides with the people.
“I therefore urge him to be magnanimous in victory and work towards ensuring peace and unity among people of the state regardless of their political party.
“I also call on INEC to deepen the democratic and electoral process by going beyond BVAS to equally introduce electronic voting and electronic transmission of votes. This way, those whose stock-in-trade is electoral violence and manipulation of the ballot will be rendered ineffective in our electoral process.
“I have no doubt that Senator Adeleke will meet the expectations of the Osun people in delivering the dividends of democracy to them.” Diri emphasized
