Adeleke Unites with Akande, Oyinlola, Aregbesola To Drive Osun Reconciliation
Governor Ademola Adeleke yesterday used the occasion of the 35th anniversary celebration of Osun state to discuss state reconciliation with former Governor, Chief Bisi Akande in his continued drive for post- election peace.
The governor who has initiated several steps to heal the wounds of the governorship election spoke at length to the former national chairman of the APC and an ex- governor of the state, Chief Bisi Akande, urging restoration of elite interaction and consensus in the aftermath of the last polls.
The governor briefed the former governor on his reconciliation and peace moves and the need for all leaders to support a post-election peace agenda and the unification of the people badly divided due to pre-election violence among others.
The governor also spoke with former Governors Olagunsoye Oyinlola and Rauf Aregbesola and narrated his desire to reconcile all political groups even as he congratulated the former leaders on the 35th anniversary of the creation of Osun state.
In the same vein, the governor also called former governor Gboyega Oyetola and the governorship candidate of the APC, Mr Bola Oyebamiji on phone even though there has been no response as at the time of this report.
The governor spoke on his reaching out to several leaders in the state:
“We are celebrating the 35th anniversary of the creation of our dear state. So, it is customary that I felicitate with leaders from various groups. I commended them for their contributions to state developments.
“Then, my central message is to preach and act for peace and reconciliation. I repeated my earlier statement that there is no victor, no vanquished. Election has come and gone and it is time for us to return to governance and healing of electoral wounds.
“I am conscious of the request of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that I should champion peace building and state reconciliation. That is my preoccupation as reflected in my state address and that is my appeal to my predecessors and even my fellow contestants in the last guber election.
“We must unite our people and prepare an enabling environment for them to enjoy the dividends of democracy and continuous delivery of good governance. I will not stop in my peace drive to sustain development. This is a sacred task I am passionately committed to”, the governor noted the calls.
