Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, identified free and fair elections as the best way to honour the memory of the acclaimed winner of the June 12 presidential election, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola and other democratic heroes.
Adeleke, while describing free and fair elections as the lifeline of any virile democracy, acknowledged the sacrifices and struggles that paved the way for the civil rule that the nation currently enjoys.
In a statement by his Spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, to commemorate Democracy Day, the governor urged politicians in the country to submit themselves to upholding the tenets of democracy by respecting the will of the people.
According to the governor, the political class must recommit to strengthening the country’s electoral system to deliver credible elections and ensure that the will of the people is not subverted.
