National Economy

Osun NIPR Congratula­tes Governor-elect

- BY SOLOMON NDA-ISAIAH

In promoting the spirit of oneness in the state and honour its peace charter, the Osun State chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), led by the Chairman, Ademola Adesoji, on Sunday, 17th July, 2022, felicitate­d the winner of the just concluded July 16 Osun gubernator­ial election and Governor-Elect, Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke for his success at the polls.

In a statement released by the institute, Adesoji congratula­ted every player and body that participat­ed in the election and entreated every candidate who contested the election to observe the provisions of the peace charter they signed and support the incoming administra­tion, as he pledges the support of the institute to the Governor-elect.

"On behalf of the Osun State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, I congratula­te all the gubernator­ial candidates, their media handlers, political parties, and all the Public Relations practition­ers that have participat­ed either directly or indirectly in the July 16 gubernator­ial election. "We are so happy that everything went peacefully, and as stated in our peace summit tagged "Omoluabi Convergenc­e", we affirmed that out of the fifteen gubernator­ial candidates, only one would emerge Governor-elect. According to the rules of engagement of the competitio­n, which is basically not to lose, but to participat­e, we hereby congratula­te all the political parties that contested the election.

"Likewise, going by the peace charter they all signed, pledging to embrace peace before, during and after the election, and support whoever emerges Governor-elect, we want to urge them to kindly support the winner in the interest of Osun State and its people. "On this note, we hereby congratula­te and felicitate with Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke on this feat, and urge him not to disappoint the people.

As a profession­al body that manages image, we pledge our support to the incoming administra­tion, and we will continue to maintain the good image of the state, and that of the Governor-elect before, during his administra­tion and beyond," Adesoji added.

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