Kaduna State governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has commended Kaduna residents for voting President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, governor-elect, Uba Sani and other All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in the just concluded 2023 elections.
In a statement issued by the governor’s media and communications adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, yesterday, said with 69 days left to complete the eight-year mandate the people of Kaduna State granted him, El-Rufai will be devoting the few weeks to 29 May 2023 to the continued discharge of his duties and to supporting the transition arrangements for the next government of Kaduna State.
The statement said: “Following the successful conclusion of the 2023 general elections, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has expressed his appreciation to the people of Kaduna State for the largely peaceful nature of this vital democratic exercise.
“Malam El-Rufai stated that he is especially grateful to the people of Kaduna State for their votes for the APC, culminating in the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as president-elect and the declaration of Senator Uba Sani as the governor-elect of Kaduna State. He is optimistic that these results have created an atmosphere that enhances the progress of our country and our dear Kaduna State. He wishes the leaders that have been reelected or freshly elected in this 2023 cycle every success in accelerating the uplift of our country and society and in improving the wellbeing and life chances of all our people.”