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Osun State governor Ademola Adeleke re-elected

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Nigeria’s Inter-Party Advisory Council has congratulated Ademola Adeleke, governor of Osun State, on his re-election. The organisation says the result confirms voters’ desire to keep him in power, according to a statement reported by Punch.

Ademola Adeleke, governor of Nigeria’s Osun State, has been congratulated on his re-election by the state’s Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC). The organisation said the result affirmed voters’ resolve to keep him in power for a further four years, in a statement signed by its state chairman, Tosin Odeyemi.

IPAC also praised the strong turnout and peaceful nature of electoral participation. The council congratulated voters and Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission, whose role in organising the poll was mentioned in the statement.

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