{"id":150152,"date":"2025-02-12T18:07:31","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T17:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/osun-lg-poll-adeleke-warns-against-violence-assures-of-non-interference"},"modified":"2025-02-15T23:59:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T22:59:53","slug":"osun-lg-poll-adeleke-warns-against-violence-assures-of-non-interference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/osun-lg-poll-adeleke-warns-against-violence-assures-of-non-interference","title":{"rendered":"Osun LG Poll: Adeleke warns against violence, assures of non-interference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has assured all stakeholders of non-interference in the forthcoming local government election slated for February 22, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Adeleke also promised non-interference from the state government during the exercise.<\/p>\n<p>The governor while hailing the peaceful campaigns by various political parties ahead of the elections also urged candidates across the parties to sell their agenda to the voting public instead of resorting to violence or arm twisting.<\/p>\n<p>The governor spoke through a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a government, we are committed to free and fair elections. We have followed the preparatory activities of the state electoral commission and we assure the public that we respect the independence of the commission to conduct credible elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are highly educated in Osun state. Our literacy level is at an all time high. This is not a state where residents can be lied to. They read and digest court rulings and political subjects without being hoodwinked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI urge our people to get prepared for February 22. It is an opportunity to vote for your preferred council chairmen and councilors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are a nation governed by law. The judiciary, like it has been said recently, is the harbinger of hope. We must avoid misrepresentation and misinformation about court processes. We have a sacred duty to avoid fake news. It is an offence punishable under the law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have credible reports of plots by elements within the opposition to foment crisis in Osun state. I warn those plotting such evil to desist because of its grave consequences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the Chief Security Officer of this state, I have directed security agencies to deal decisively with any promoter of violence within the context of rule of law. We will not allow this state to be plunged into a baseless conflict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDemocracy is about ballot papers, not guns and cutlass. Go to the poll on the 22nd. Make your preference known in peaceful manners. Osun is a bastion of democracy. We are ready as we have the capacity to defend our democratic heritage,\u201d the governor noted in the statement.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has assured all stakeholders of non-interference in the forthcoming local government election slated for February 22, 2025. Adeleke also promised non-interference from the state government during the exercise. The governor while hailing the peaceful campaigns by various political parties ahead of the elections also urged candidates [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":150151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[594,254,8791],"class_list":["post-150152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-adeleke","tag-nigeria","tag-osun-lg-poll"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Osun LG Poll: Adeleke warns against violence, assures of non-interference - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has assured all stakeholders of non-interference in the forthcoming local governm ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/osun-lg-poll-adeleke-warns-against-violence-assures-of-non-interference\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Osun LG Poll: Adeleke warns against violence, assures of non-interference\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has assured all stakeholders of non-interference in the forthcoming local governm ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/osun-lg-poll-adeleke-warns-against-violence-assures-of-non-interference\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-12T17:07:31+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-15T22:59:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1739371404.88766.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"597\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/osun-lg-poll-adeleke-warns-against-violence-assures-of-non-interference#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/osun-lg-poll-adeleke-warns-against-violence-assures-of-non-interference\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Osun LG Poll: Adeleke warns against violence, assures of non-interference\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-12T17:07:31+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-15T22:59:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/osun-lg-poll-adeleke-warns-against-violence-assures-of-non-interference\"},\"wordCount\":369,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/osun-lg-poll-adeleke-warns-against-violence-assures-of-non-interference#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2025\/02\/sm_1739371404.88766.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Adeleke\",\"Nigeria\",\"Osun LG poll\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/osun-lg-poll-adeleke-warns-against-violence-assures-of-non-interference#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/osun-lg-poll-adeleke-warns-against-violence-assures-of-non-interference\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/osun-lg-poll-adeleke-warns-against-violence-assures-of-non-interference\",\"name\":\"Osun LG Poll: Adeleke warns against violence, assures of non-interference - 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