* Monday Okpebholo
By Funso Alarape
Monday September 23, 2024
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President Bola Tinubu and former president, Muhammadu Buhari have congratulated the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo who emerged winner of the Edo State governorship election.
Tinubu commended APC national leaders, Edo leaders and party governors for working hard to achieve victory, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, said in a statement.
The President said the victory testified the people’s support for the ruling party, progressive ideals, economic reengineering programme and commitment to improving the lives of Nigerians.
He urged Okpebholo not to gloat over his victory but to see it as a call to service.
He encouraged him to demonstrate magnanimity by reaching out to his political rivals and unite the people of Edo to ensure development.
Tinubu also praised other candidates who participated in the election for their contributions to advancing Nigeria’s democracy, saying that peaceful political contests such as the one on Saturday portrays Nigeria as a stable democracy.
The President urged all those aggrieved by the election outcome to seek redress through legal channels.
In addition, the President commended the people of Edo for their orderly and peaceful conduct during the election, underscoring the country’s maturing democracy after 25 years.
“I commend INEC and our security agencies for working round the clock to conduct a successful, peaceful and largely hitch-free exercise.
“INEC has once again demonstrated that it is committed to organising free and fair election in our country,” Tinubu added.
* Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari congratulated the APC
governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, following “this prized, historic electoral victory” and said he was very hopeful that both leaders of the incoming administration and the party that lost would work together to strengthen democracy and maintain the trajectory of the state’s development.
“Congratulations to the APC and the election winner, Senator Monday Okpebholo on the historic electoral victory and my warmest wishes for a new lease of life for Edo State and its people.
“I very much hope the winners and the losers would work together to strengthen democracy and maintain the trajectory of development in the state.
“I commend law enforcement agencies for the efforts that they put in ensuring a peaceful election and the multitude of election officials who strive to improve their act with each election.
“I pray that the Nigeria, the continent’s most populous country, will continue to achieve remarkable progress under democracy.
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