Governor, Seyi Makinde, has advised the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo state to leave politics and support his government till another electioneering period in 2022.
Makinde tells APC to forget politics till 2022
The governorship petition tribunal has upheld Makinde's victory.
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Makinde stated this while reacting to his victory at the governorship election petitions tribunal.
The governor, in a statement by his chief press secretary, Taiwo Adisa, described the judgement as the triumph of truth over falsehood.
The APC candidate, Adebayo Adelabu, had instituted a petition against Makinde's victory at the March 9, 2019 governorship election.
Adelabu and his party, the APC, had challenged the declaration of Makinde as the winner of the election by INEC, having polled a total of 515,621 votes as against Adelabus 357,982 votes.
The three-man panel of the tribunal, chaired by Justice Muhammed Sirajo, unanimously dismissed the petition, saying that Adelabu failed to prove the allegations of over-voting, improper accreditation, inaccurate ballot counting and non-compliance with Electoral Act.
Makinde, however, said that he did not expect anything less from the tribunal as truth is always constant.
The governor expressed appreciation to the people of the state for standing by him before, during and after the election.
He called on the major opposition party in the state, the APC, to join hands with him to work for the good of the state.
"We want to thank the people of Oyo state who have stood behind us before, during and after the election.
"We have remained focused on the task the people of the state committed into our hands and we are pushing on with our agenda for Oyo state.
"What I will say to the APC members is that they should let us forget politics for now; let us all work together for the good of the people of Oyo state.
"Let them key into our agenda to bring prosperity to the state; let us, together, tackle poverty and ensure that our good intentions for the people of the state are realised," the statement read.
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