May 28, 2026

By Shina Abubakar

OSOGBO — The Secretary to the Osun State Government, Teslim Igbalaye, has urged residents of the state to shun violence ahead of the forthcoming governorship election.

Speaking with journalists after observing the two raka’ah Eid-el-Adha prayer at the Osogbo Central Eid Ground, Igbalaye said elections should not be treated as a do-or-die affair, stressing that residents must not allow the exercise to divide the people.

While felicitating Muslim faithful on the celebration of this year’s Eid-el-Adha, he emphasised the importance of sacrifice, love, and peaceful coexistence.