The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has stated how he will retain his victory as the number one man in the state.
The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal last week sacked Adeleke, and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), to withdraw the certificate of return issued to him and issue a fresh one to Gboyega Oyetola as the duly elected governor of Osun.
However, Adeleke in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed said he would explore the critical role of the judiciary at the Appeal Court to retain the mandate given to him by the people.
Noting that the judiciary had entrenched, and strengthened Nigeria’s democracy, Adeleke said he still has faith in the judiciary because of how he was exonerated of forgery allegations.
“Democracy revolves around the wheel of justice. Justice dispensation is the realm of the judiciary.
“All democrats must therefore have unshaken faith in the judiciary.
“I have that trust and confidence in the judiciary to right the wrong and deepen our democracy.
“I am a beneficiary of judicial intervention. I can’t forget how the judiciary cleared me of forgery allegations.
“You can’t have a strong democracy unless we all hold the judiciary as the indispensable arbiter.
“So we are going on appeal and we trust we are going to get justice. I urge all of us to be calm and go about our daily activities peacefully.
“I understand how hard and emotional the judgement is to the people of Osun State. But we must vent our disagreement only through the judicial process. That is why there is an appeal process. We have all the grounds to appeal and we are doing that.
“So continue your campaign unit to unit. We are running Osun State to deliver on the will and aspirations of the people. By God and man, our mandate will be revalidated through the same judicial process,” the governor noted.
