Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has cancelled celebration for this year’s Independence Day earlier slated for Sunday, October 1.
In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, a copy received by Osun Defender, Adeleke noted that Nigerians are going through tough times, urging the people to pray for the continuous peace and prosperity of Nigeria.
The statement reads, “Let us use the Independence Day to meditate and pray on the state of our nation. Our people are passing through tough times. It is time to take stock and seek divine intervention and guidance in the affairs of our nation.
“I greet Osun people and Nigerians in general as the Independence Day knocks at our doors. Here in Osun, we will celebrate with meditation and prayers.”
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