We are here gathered as stakeholders to heighten the importance of the governorship election in Osun state and especially, the significance of a peaceful, orderly, credible and transparent exercise. By signing a peace accord few hours before this occasion organized by IPAC, the key players and actors, that is, the political parties and their candidates, are solemnly and willingly, committing themselves to avoiding all manners of actions that can trigger violence or, compromise the credibility and integrity of the exercise.

It is another turn in the history of this peaceful small state, but, a state with a remarkable history that stands it out as a giant and a luminous light in the history of the country through the times from independence till date. So many great men and events of phenomenal impacts on the course of Nigeria have their roots in this state. The people of Osun are here today, being exulted and, indeed, challenged to demonstrate that the state is truly, the land of men and women of HONOUR and INTEGRITY.