Ademola Adeleke, the governor of Osun, met with President Bola Tinubu on Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Adeleke, who was re-elected on Saturday, August 15, also presented his certificate of return to President Tinubu.
In his remarks, President Tinubu said, “You did not conquer anybody. You won the election. That is the essence of democracy.
“All for the reconciliation, expand your coast. That is the only way you can give thanks to our people. Not the way you sang it or celebrated it. It’s the way you act it.
“Where you are today, God put you there. Not the smartness of any of these people. It’s just their support, not their smartness. It is the wish of God that prevailed and the wish of the people for you.
“Anybody, any democrat, anybody in the political environment who cannot celebrate the joy of a free and fair election does not deserve the laughter and the happiness of democracy.
“Don’t make a single individual a victim of your campaign. Don’t. Not for you alone. Not for the sake of us all alone. For the generations to come.”
The governor thanked President Tinubu for allowing a free and fair election.
Speaking after the meeting, he told journalists, “I’m here to thank Mr President, the father of the nation, because he fought for this democracy. That is why he allowed free and fair elections, and that is the result.”
Adeleke, the candidate of the Accord Party, polled a total of 511,067 votes to defeat Bola Oyebamiji, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, who secured 444,815 votes.
