APC Responds As Adeleke Receives Praise From Osun NUJ [PICTURES]

Ademola Adeleke

According to the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun State, the party reacted calmly to the decision confirming Ademola Adeleke as the state's governor.

The group claimed to understand that there must be a winner in a competition.

This was said in a statement released on Tuesday by its interim chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, and signed by Kola Olabisi, its director of media and information.

According to the statement, "Lawal acknowledged that the Supreme Court decisions are final and cannot be challenged in any other court of the land."

He also submitted that, "as a democratic political body that believes in the rule of law, there is no way that it can fault the judgement of the Supreme Court which is the highest court in the land even though we are not happy with the judicial decision.

"While we are congratulating the beneficiary of the judgement, we make bold to state that we shall not be found wanting in playing our expected opposition roles in order to keep the government on its toes."

Lawal urged its members and supporters to remain upbeat in light of the state's current political climate because such is the essence of politics.

While pointing out that the governorship was a tenured position, he gave the party the opportunity to square off against the Osun PDP in another four years.

"The Osun PDP and the government should prepare to meet the APC in the trenches when it is constitutionally ripe to do so. Adegboyega Oyetola won in the public court though he may have lost due to the Supreme Court judgment," he said.

The Peoples Democratic Party  (PDP) has meantime urged the Osun populace to continue their support.

Sunday Bisi, the state chairman, made the appeal on Tuesday while thanking Governor Ademola Adeleke.

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