Deputy Governor, State of Osun, Mr Benedict Alabi, has expressed satisfaction over the peaceful conduct of All Progressives Congress, APC’s Local Government Congress of Saturday
The exercise, which was supervised by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was adjudged peaceful by every critical political stakeholder across the state.
Alabi, while participating in the exercise at St John’s Primary School, Ayedaade Ikire, in Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State, expressed delight at the massive turnout of members of the party.
The Deputy Governor, alongside the former speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Chief Mrs Patricia Etteh and the State Commissioner for Finance Hon Bola Oyebamiji, also commended the INEC officials and committee members who supervised the exercise for their display of democratic principles of fairness and equity.
While congratulating the 27-man exco elected at the congress to supervise the affairs of the party in the Local Government, Alabi tasked them to see their election as a call to service by uniting all interests within the party.
According to him, “This is a very peaceful and calm atmosphere; I am really impressed by the conduct, it is a pointer to the fact that our party, the APC is peaceful and well organized, let us continue to work for the unity of our party and to ensure our party come victorious in the coming governorship election in our state”.
In his response after the conclusion of the exercise, Hon Arimiyau Owoade, who returned as party Chairman in the Local Government thanked the leaders and members of the party on behalf of other members of Exco, for the confidence reposed in them.
