The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has congratulated the Osun State Governor-Elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on his victory at the Saturday’s state governorship poll.
A statement by the royal father signed by his spokesperson, Moses Olafare, and obtained in Osogbo on Tuesday, urged Adeleke not to leave behind anyone and shun vendetta that might derail his plans for the state.
The monarch also advised him against relating with sycophants who might want to give him wrong advice.
Ooni described the election result as a confirmation of Adeleke’s grassroot popularity and further advised him to reward that with good governance driven by rule of law, fear of God and selfless service to the people.
The statement read in part, “Senator Ademola Adeleke has been around for some time and his eventual victory is an opportunity for him to execute his election promises as much as possible.
“The Arole Oodua urges him to be magnanimous in victory and justify the mandate of our people which confirms his grassroot popularity by ensuring that Osun indigenes enjoy maximum dividends of democracy and good governance driven by rule of law, fear of God and selfless service to the people.
“Mr Governor-Elect is from a noble family and a strong political dynasty in the state who must avoid to be misled by hypocrisy and sycophancy of some arrogant political lieutenants who may want to instigate him against merely perceived political enemies both in his party and in the opposition parties. Vendetta is capable of derailing a leader.”
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