Bukola Saraki Is Excited At Aregbesola’s Win [Read his statement]

Below is a statement from Senator
Bukola Saraki congratulating
incumbent Governor Rauf
Aregbesola on his win at the polls.
In spite of the overwhelming
pressure mounted by the
unnecessary influx of over 70,000
armed personnel across the state
of Osun; the illegal arrest and
harassment of opposition
members, and; the propaganda
from the PDP, the great people of
Osun have spoken with their votes.
Osun has decided to give Ogbeni
Rauf Aregbesola another four year
mandate.
I heartily congratulate my brother,
Ogbeni Rauf on his sweeping re-
election on the people-centered
platform of the ALL Progressives
Congress (APC).
From every nook and cranny of the
State of Osun, people came out en
mass to send a clear and loud
message: we will not be bullied
into submission; we will not cower
until we get the change that we
rightly deserve; and we will remain
united in the firm belief that we
can rescue our nation from the
failed governance of the Peoples
Democratic Party.
Osun has shown those seasonal
politicians, that come out few
months before election to claim a
mandate from the people that no
federal might can defeat the will of
a powerful people.
I know there are many out there
that believe its time for a change
but are held back because they
believe “federal might” can’t be
defeated or the people wish or
voice doesn’t count , fellow
Nigerians the good people of Osun
has shown how that is such a
fallacy in today’s Nigeria Despite
the clear-cut democratic victory
that we have witnessed today, now
that the dust has settled, we must
get back to building strong
precedents for our nation.
I commend Nigerians especially
the youth of Osun state, who
followed the electoral process all
day long to ensure results were
not tampered with at any stage of
the electoral process. A job well
done.
The 2015 General Elections are
only months away, therefore, before
the single most important
democratic contest of our time, we
must bring those that choose to
trample on the tenets of our
democracy to justice. We must
begin to investigate the new trend
of arresting opposition leaders
prior to elections. We must also
begin to honestly question the
restrictions placed on many of our
fundamental Constitutional
freedoms when elections come
around. Osun is not only a victory
for Ogbeni Rauf and the people of
his state, it is a victory for the
future of this nation.
So, as we celebrate this
monumental achievement, I urge
Ogbeni Rauf to keep doing the will
of his people. I also urge all
changemakers, pacesetters, and
progressive minded Nigerians to
come on board and join us in the
battle to reclaim the mandate of
our nation.
We can rescue Nigeria, however,
like Osun has demonstrated today,
we have to work hard and work
together. God bless the great
people of Osun. God bless the
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Signed
Bukola Saraki