Tinubu calls for peaceful governorship election in Ondo

President Bola Tinubu has advised all political stakeholders and the electorate to uphold peace and fulfil their civic responsibilities without fear ahead of the governorship election in Ondo State.

The election will be held across all 18 Local Government Areas of the state on Saturday, November 16, 2024.

The President made the appeal in a State House release issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Friday.

The statement noted that the President anticipated a “democratic process in the state that will genuinely reflect the people’s will and power to freely choose their leaders.”

“As Ondo State prepares for its off-cycle governorship election, President Bola Tinubu urges all political stakeholders and the electorate to uphold peace and decorum, and fulfil their civic responsibilities without fear before or after the elections.

“President Tinubu anticipates a democratic process in the state that will genuinely reflect the people’s will and power to freely choose their leaders,” the statement partly read.

Tinubu also commended the Independent National Electoral Commission for its swift preparations, and the deployment of security operatives to maintain law and order in the state.