ABEOKUTA - The Ogun State of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has hailed voters at the just concluded governorship election in Osun state for resisting alleged financial inducements by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The party in a congratulatory message issued in Abeokuta on Sunday by its Publicity Secretary, Bankole Akinloye said the determination of Osun people was no doubt, a tremendous source of inspiration.
The party's spokesman said the victory is a symbolic attestation to the fact that no amount of money offered by the APC can buy the minds of the people.
"Our party is particularly excited by uncommon and patriotic courage displayed by Osun voters against all manners of criminal inducements by the ruling APC and its agencies that, without any shade of doubts, power, truly belongs to the people.
"Yesterday's victory remains a symbolic attestation to the fact that no amount of money is big enough to buy a determined mind. The determination of osun people is no doubts, a tremendous source of inspiration. It is highly commendable.
"While we appreciate and commend unprecedented professionalism displayed by men and officers of the Nigerian Police and of course, all other security agencies, we hail and salute officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC for their fairness and transparency of the electoral process. We sincerely hope and pray that all improvements recorded so far in the conduct of credible democratic contest are sustained, going forward.
"As Osun people are being ushered to a new phase and lease of democratic and popular governance on our party's platform, we urge all members of our great party work in synergy with all relevant tendencies and renew their commitment to cause of liberating the good people of Ogun state who have continually suffered all manners of irresponsibility and avoidable agonies, miseries and deaths under the perfidious watch of Prince Dapo Abiodun and his sinking ship, the riderless APC."
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