The United States Mission to Nigeria has congratulated the people of Osun State on the peaceful conduct of the July 16 gubernatorial election in the state.
A statement by the consulate on Monday commended the July 16 “peaceful gubernatorial elections”.
The US Consulate hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) staff and security personnel for conducting a peaceful and transparent election in the state.
The US noted that their conduct helped facilitate a secure process that reflected the will of the people.
“We encourage all Nigerian citizens to register to vote now so that your voice can be heard in the national and state elections in 2023”, the statement reads.
Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defeated Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
The former Senator won in 17 of the 30 local government areas after polling 403,371 votes; Oyetola got 375,027.
