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President Bola Tinubu has urged Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke to promote reconciliation, unity, peace and stability as he begins his second term in office.
Tinubu gave the advice on Thursday when he received Adeleke, who paid a thank-you visit to the president at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“All for 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,” Tinubu said.
The president urged Adeleke to use his victory to unite the people and avoid victimising or stigmatising political opponents.
“You are in a very unique position to make history, promote unity, peace and stability. Use it. You did a very good mobilisation with your team. Very good job,” Tinubu said.
“Promote democracy. Promote stability. Promote the rule of law. Don’t stigmatise any of your opponents. You did not conquer anybody; you won the election. That is the essence of democracy,” he added.
Tinubu described Adeleke’s position as a unique opportunity to make history by promoting unity, peace, stability, democracy and the rule of law.
“I got here because God put me here. Where you are today, God put you there. It is not the smartness of any of these people. Their support helped, but it is the wish of God and the wish of the people that prevailed for you,” Tinubu said.
The president urged the governor to focus on governance and improving the welfare of Osun residents rather than allowing political differences to divide the state.
Adeleke, who was accompanied by his Chief of Staff, Kazeem Akinleye, his Media Adviser, Olawale Rasheed, and other aides, told State House Correspondents that the visit was to thank the president for ensuring a free and fair election in Osun.
“I am here to thank Mr. President, the father of the nation, because he fought for this democracy. That is why he allowed free and fair election, and that is the result. That is why I am here, to say thank you and to ensure that democracy lives in Nigeria,” Adeleke said.
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has thanked President Bola Tinubu for what he described as his support for democracy in Nigeria. Adeleke said the President allowed a free and fair election, adding that he was at the State House to thank him for keeping democracy alive in… pic.twitter.com/6rVkndnXS1
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The high point of the event was Adeleke symbolically presenting his Certificate of Return to Tinubu.
Adeleke of the Accord Party secured his second four-year mandate after polling 511,067 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Bola Oyebamiji of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who received 444,815 votes.
Governor Adeleke visits President Tinubu:
Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke visited President Bola Tinubu on Thursday and among other things, presented his certificate of return to President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa Abuja. Photo: State House pic.twitter.com/Vs9oOWJ34u
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