Governor Ademola Adeleke says he has faith, trust, and confidence in the judiciary to retain him as the Osun state governor.
Adeleke is certain the court would set aside the Osun petition tribunal judgment nullifying his election.
In a statement by Rasheed Olawale, spokesperson to the governor, issued on Friday in Osogbo, Adeleke made the remarks while receiving Unit-to Unit Ambassadors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Osun West senatorial district.
Adeleke noted that the judiciary plays an important role in strengthening democracy
“Democracy revolves around the wheel of justice. Justice dispensation is the realm of the judiciary.
“All democrats must therefore have unshaken faith in the judiciary. I have that trust and confidence in the judiciary to right the wrong and deepen our democracy.
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“I am a beneficiary of judicial intervention. I cannot forget how the judiciary cleared me of forgery allegations.
“You can’t have a strong democracy unless we all hold the judiciary as the indispensable arbiter,” he said.
He assured of his plans to appeal the judgment of the tribunal and expressed optimism that his mandate would be revalidated.
“So we are going on appeal and we trust we are going to get justice. I urge all of us to be calm and go about our daily activities peacefully.
“I understand how hard and emotional the judgment is to the people of Osun state, but we must vent our disagreement only through the judicial process.
“That is why there is an appeal process. We have all the grounds to appeal and we are doing that.
“So continue your campaign unit to unit. We are running Osun state to deliver on the will and aspirations of the people.
“By God and man, our mandate will be revalidated through the same judicial process,” he said.
A tribunal in the state had nullified his election as governor citing over-voting.
