The missions of the European
Union, the United Kingdom and the United States have reacted to the
inconclusive Osun governorship election.
EU, UK and US noted they also
observed the voting in Osun State on September 22.
Their joint statement was made
available on Tuesday afternoon by the Information Office of the US
Embassy Public Affairs Section.
It reads: “We commend the people
of Osun for voting peacefully, the Independent National Electoral Commission
for the improved organisation of the election, and security services for their
conduct.
“We urge that all continue to
support a peaceful, free, fair, and credible completion of the process as INEC
re-runs the election in seven polling units where — through no fault of their
own — voters were not able to cast their votes and have them counted last
Saturday.
“We stress the importance that
the re-run should take place without any violence, intimidation, or vote
buying.
“Whoever wins the election after
Thursday’s vote should be magnanimous in victory, and whoever loses should be
gracious in defeat.”
INEC has
announced Thursday, September 27 as the date for the rescheduled exercise.
According to the commission, the
rerun will be conducted in some of the units in which votes were cancelled for
alleged irregularities.
The affected local governments
were: Orolu, Osogbo, Ife South and Ife North.
INEC had on Sunday announced the
final results of the governorship election, with candidate of PDP, Ademola
Adeleke, leading with 254,698 votes while APC candidate, Gboyega Oyetola,
polled 254,345.
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