As Tribunal dismisses Omisore’s petition, Aregbesola dedicates victory to Osun people

Osun State Governor, Mr.  Rauf Aregbesola, has described the affirmation of his electoral victory by the Election Petitions Tribunal as the wish of the people.

He said this in a statement made available to our correspondent in reaction to the verdict of the tribunal, which upheld his victory earlier today.

The governor said the determination of the people of the state in the face of intimidation demonstrated their love for him.

The statement read, ” In a sane society, his opponent in the August 9, 2014 governorship election would not even approach the election tribunal because there was no redress to be sought in the first place.

“It is pertinent to state here that ab initio, those who went to the tribunal knew that the petition lacked any substance whatsoever. It is a share waste of the time of the judiciary. And they knew!

“One is appalled by the fact that a candidate who knew that the entire state rejected him and the political party he represents; performed abysmally in the build-up to the election, during the election and compounded his woes by failing to meet up with the required deadline set by the rule of the court, would be taunting us with any fake victory.

“We must salute the courage of our people that in the face of overwhelming intimidation, harassment of unimaginable proportion, they stood by their government and ensured re-election. This is a further affirmation of the fact that any government that makes the people the centre of its policies will always find the people solidly behind it.”

Aregbesola further re-assured the people that his government would not relent in its bid  to make Osun State “the hub of the most profitable commercial centre in Nigeria.

“Our target is to make this small corner of the earth a centre of reference in all that is great and elegant. The history of our place tells us that civilization was not alien to us and that indeed, our people were epitome of innovation, technology, industry and enterprise.

“We must revamp this and make our people proud again among other nations of the world.”