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The All Progressives Congress(APC) in Oyo State has congratulated Governor Seyi Makinde over the validation of his election by the Supreme Court.
The party in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Dr. AbdulAzeez Olatunde, urged the governor to see himself as a statesman and eschew anything that could bring chaos or anarchy to the state.
He advised the the governor to emulate President Muhammadu Buhari by allowing judicial process to run its course on the local government cases before the courts.
The statement read: “All Progressives Congress, Oyo State chapter wishes to congratulate Gov Seyi Makinde for the Supreme Court validation of his gubernatorial election victory, today, 18th December 2019.
“We urge you to consider that APC as a Party of disciplined and law abiding group chose the legal option of ventilating our grievances,which is assumed to be the most appropriate way of deepening democratic culture.
“Furthermore, we urge you to see yourself as a statesman which the governorship position you occupy confer on you by eschewing anything that could bring chaos or anarchy to Oyo state.
“Finally,we would like to advise Governor Seyi Makinde to emulate the way and manner President Muhammadu Buhari allows judicial process to run its course unhindered in his own gubernatorial election to cascade down to the Local Government in Oyo State, by allowing ongoing litigation to run its course or simply put, allow the courts to make their pronouncement like its done in this gubernatorial electoral litigation before jumping to any conclusions.”