Adeleke Campaign Council Urges Politicians To Embrace Democratic Norms

Spokesperson for the Governor Ademola Adeleke Campaign Council, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has tasked politicians on the need to embrace the norms of democracy to obtain the mandate of the people to govern them.

In a statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo, Olajengbesi who clamoured for the sustainability of democratic governance in Nigeria, chided the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State for failing to key into the norms of democracy urging the party to recognise the fact that the mandate to govern is determined by the electorate.

“The painful memories of political violence and the loss of innocent lives in Osun State should serve as a lesson to all political actors that elections must never be treated as warfare. Politics should be about service to the people and not a contest of intimidation.

“On a day set aside to celebrate democracy, the Osun APC must reflect deeply on its conduct and its continued inability to accept political realities. Democracy requires humility. It requires political actors to understand that no office belongs to anyone forever and that the people reserve the right to renew or withdraw their mandate

“Governor Ademola Adeleke emerged through the democratic process and remains accountable to the people through the same democratic process.

If the Osun APC seeks a return to power, the pathway remains simple: present ideas, present a record, present a vision, and submit itself to the judgment of the electorate.”

The legal luminary urged all political actors to reject violence, embrace political decency, respect democratic institutions, and allow the people of Osun State to freely determine their future adding that, “Our message to Osun APC is simple: Do not threaten people to submission”.

He contended that democracy is built on persuasion, ideas, and service to the people, adding that it cannot thrive where fear, violence, and tension are used as political tools.