Governor Rauf Aregbesola reacting to his victory at the just concluded Osun governorship poll said Nigeria is under political bondage and must be set free.
Governor Rauf Aregbesola
Aregbesola made this known on Sunday in his electoral victory speech said: “After an unnecessarily tense, tortuous and even traumatic process, the Independent National Electoral Commission on August 9 declared me as the winner of the Osun state governorship election on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
“Ordinarily, this should be a moment of joy and celebration consequent upon the hard earned triumph of the people’s will. However, this election shows that democracy is still gravely endangered in Nigeria.
“We witnessed gross abuse of power and, of due process before, during, and even after the actual voting process. It is so sad and unfortunate that what should be a normal, routine process was maliciously allowed to snowball in to a needless virtual war by the Federal Government and the PDP.
“Osun state was unduly militarized in an unprecedented manner through criminal intimidation and psychological assault on our people. This election witnessed an abuse of our security agencies and amounted to a corruption of their professional ethics and integrity.
“The security agencies were unprofessionally utilized in Osun state
to harass, intimidate and oppress the people whose taxes are used to pay
their salaries and provide their arms. Hundreds of leaders, supporters,
sympathizers and agents of our party were arrested and detained.
“Also, hundreds of other innocent citizens including women and the aged were harassed, brutalized and traumatized. In spite of this condemnable repression and abuse of human rights, the unflagging spirit of our people triumphed,” he said.
Aregbesola however noted that the outcome of the election showed the unswerving determination of Nigerians to ensure that democracy triumphed in Nigeria.
Noting that re-election was a reward for his hard work and commitment to the welfare of the people of the state Aregbesola promised to work harder to ensure that the citizens of the state continue to enjoy the welfare.
“Let me assure the good people of Osun state that I appreciate that this victory is a reward for our hard work and commitment to the welfare of our people. I promise that we shall not rest on our oars but shall be spurred to work even harder with all well-meaning people of the State of Osun and the generality of Nigerians to continue to enjoy your trust and support.
“You can be assured that we will leave no stone unturned in our continued effort to transform Osun into a land of progress, prosperity and peace for all with renewed fervour. I realise that this victory and the challenges we went through is a call to greater service and sustained commitment to our people,” he said.
“Also, hundreds of other innocent citizens including women and the aged were harassed, brutalized and traumatized. In spite of this condemnable repression and abuse of human rights, the unflagging spirit of our people triumphed,” he said.
Aregbesola however noted that the outcome of the election showed the unswerving determination of Nigerians to ensure that democracy triumphed in Nigeria.
Noting that re-election was a reward for his hard work and commitment to the welfare of the people of the state Aregbesola promised to work harder to ensure that the citizens of the state continue to enjoy the welfare.
“Let me assure the good people of Osun state that I appreciate that this victory is a reward for our hard work and commitment to the welfare of our people. I promise that we shall not rest on our oars but shall be spurred to work even harder with all well-meaning people of the State of Osun and the generality of Nigerians to continue to enjoy your trust and support.
“You can be assured that we will leave no stone unturned in our continued effort to transform Osun into a land of progress, prosperity and peace for all with renewed fervour. I realise that this victory and the challenges we went through is a call to greater service and sustained commitment to our people,” he said.
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