PDP celebrates Osun LG ballot victory, praises Adeleke’s management

The Peoples Democratic Party has recommended Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, and the folks of the state for the profitable conduct of the native authorities elections, describing the method as a victory for democracy and the rule of legislation.

In a press release on Sunday, PDP Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, mentioned the celebration’s decisive win displays the folks’s robust assist for Adeleke’s achievements in infrastructure, citizen empowerment, and human capital growth.

The Osun State native authorities election adopted a authorized battle during which the Federal Excessive Court docket in Osogbo initially dismissed the state’s native authorities chairmen and councillors. Nevertheless, the Court docket of Appeal in Akure, Ondo State, later reinstated them.

On February 17, PDP supporters loyal to Adeleke’s administration strongly opposed a transfer to reinstate the chairmen, who’re members of the opposition All Progressives Congress. This led to violence and fatalities in several elements of Osun State.

Regardless of the tensions, the scheduled LG election proceeded on Saturday.

The Chairman of the Osun State Impartial Electoral Fee, Hashim Abioye, declared all 30 PDP chairmanship candidates and 332 councillors elected of their respective native governments and wards.

Ologunagba praised the folks of Osun State for turning out in massive numbers to train their democratic rights.

He acknowledged, “The Peoples Democratic Party congratulates Governor Ademola Adeleke, the federal government, and the folks of Osun State for the profitable conduct and final result of the native authorities elections held on Saturday, 22 February 2025.”

“The free, truthful, clear, and credible election carried out by the Osun State Impartial Electoral Fee is a convincing triumph for democracy, the rule of legislation, and the constitutional precept of true federalism.

“It represents the need of the folks of Osun State over the anti-democratic forces of the APC, which sought to take management of the state by means of unlawful means.”

The PDP recommended Osun voters for resisting intimidation and alleged makes an attempt by the APC to disrupt the electoral course of.

The celebration additional acknowledged that its landslide victory in all 30 native authorities areas, regardless of alleged APC interference, underscores its political dominance in Osun State, the South-West area, and the nation
at massive.

“Furthermore, the PDP’s overwhelming victory within the election displays the folks’s appreciation of Governor Adeleke’s excellent achievements.

“His administration has prioritised infrastructural growth, citizen empowerment, and human capital tasks throughout key sectors, together with energy, healthcare, training, highway development, water sources, agriculture, and meals manufacturing,” the assertion continued.

The PDP urged the newly elected native authorities chairmen and councillors to align with Governor Adeleke’s imaginative and prescient to make sure grassroots communities proceed to profit from his people-first governance strategy.