Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) on a hard-fought but well-deserved victory in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State.
The governor congratulated the party’s governorship candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and his running mate, Hon. Dennis Idahosa, on their emergence as governor-elect and deputy governor-elect of Edo State.
Governor Aiyedatiwa, the chairman of the APC’s Election Planning and Strategy Committee in the Edo election, thanked the people of Edo State for entrusting the APC with the state’s governance.
In a statement issued by his chief press secretary, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, Aiyedatiwa said: “I want to congratulate our party, the APC, Senator Okpebholo and Hon. Idahosa on the well-deserved victory in the just concluded governorship election in Edo State.
“I join millions of our party faithful to give glory to God for granting us a peaceful victory to reclaim Edo back into the fold of the progressives where it belongs.
“I thank Mr President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for providing the exemplary leadership that guaranteed a free, fair, and peaceful election in Edo. I also congratulate him on the party’s success in the contest.
“I commend our party’s leadership headed by the National Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, as well as the national and state campaign committees of the party for the efforts they put in to achieve the much-needed victory.”
The governor commended the peaceful conduct of the people of Edo before, during, and after the election and expressed confidence in Senator Okpebholo’s vision to change the face of governance in the state by implementing progressive policies and programmes that will positively impact the lives of Edo people.
