Hon. Femi Julius has congratulated the newly elected lawmaker that will represent Saki West Constituency in the 10th Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Shittu Ibrahim.
Hon. Julius described the outcome of Saturday run-off election in Saki- West, won by the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Hon. Shittu Ibrahim, as an expression of the will of the people through ballot.
The former lawmaker who represented Saki West state constituency in the 9th Oyo Assembly, added that the will of people must matter and be respected in a democratic settings.
Hon. Julius, who contested on the platform of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) noted further that election litigation is taking full of advantage of the constitutional provision, to seek redress in court is one of the reasons why democracy is still the best form of government invented by man.
His words: “I salute the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and particularly, our Military and other security forces for their professional conduct which ensured a peaceful, free and fair election.
“The beauty of democracy is that those who win election today can lose tomorrow and those who lose today will have an opportunity to compete and win in the next round.
“As such, I wish to congratulate and pray to God to always involve in the doings of the newly elected honourable all the time and give him the strength to contribute heavily to the development of Saki
town”.