Supreme Court ruling on Osun election affirms power resides with Nigerians - Gov. Diri

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Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said the recent ruling of the apex court on the Osun State governorship election was an affirmation that

Governor Diri, on Tuesday while congratulating Senator Ademola Adeleke, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Alabrah, expressed joy that the Supreme Court sealed the mandate freely given to the governor by the Osun people.

The governor also reveal that the verdict reflected the current mood of the country where those whose stock-in-trade is to promote electoral violence and subvert the will of the people have no place in our electoral system. He expressed hope that the introduction of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, will instil more confidence in the electoral process while urging the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to deepen Nigeria’s democracy by also introducing electronic voting and transmission of polling results.

Diri urged the Osun governor to be magnanimous in victory and work towards enthroning a culture of tolerance and promotion of peace to unite the Osun people. He said having interacted closely with Adeleke, he is confident that he would meet the expectations of the people of the state in delivering the dividends of democracy.

 

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