“The process has been very peaceful” – Governor Ademola Adeleke said while casting his vote

Osun State local government election, commenced on Saturday morning, with Governor Ademola Adeleke casting his vote, despite the political tension ahead of the exercise.

Governor Adeleke cast his vote as early as 8am on Saturday morning at Unit 9, Ward 2 in Ede North Local Government Area (LGA).

After casting his vote, the governor described the exercise as peaceful, encouraging the people of the state to come out and cast their votes and go back home peacefully.

“The process has been very peaceful, I made a broadcast to my good people of Osun State that this election should be peaceful, there should be no violence because Osun State is a very peaceful state,” Governor Adeleke said.

“They should come out peacefully, vote and go back peacefully too. There should be no problem, we should not give them any chance to say there is violence here, there is violence there, I don’t want that because we are peacefully people in Osun State.”

NewsWireNGR recllas that, Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, asking Governor Adeleke on Thursday to put the local government election on hold.

The AGF hinged his call on the controversial Court of Appeal, Akure division, on February 10, 2025, which allegedly reinstated the earlier sacked local government chairmen and councillors.

Similarly, the Nigeria Police Force on Friday advised the state government to consider suspending the election, citing security threats.