Leaders and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Abia State have hailed the peaceful conduct of the Ekiti State governorship election, which saw the candidate of the APC, Dr. Kayode fayemi emerging as winner.
DAILY POST reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared the APC candidate, Kayode Fayemi winner.
He garnered 197,459 votes, while the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Kolapo Olusola polled 178,114 votes.
Reacting, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the APC in Abia State, Ambassador Chidike Ukauwa, congratulated the governor-elect, Kayode Fayemi on his landslide victory at poll.
Ukauwa urged him to see his victory, as a call to service and ensure the dividends of democracy were brought to the doorsteps of the people of Ekiti state.
He commended the INEC and the security agencies for their neutrality in ensuring the Ekiti election was hitch-free.
Dr. Chris Akomas, former Deputy governor of Abia State, and a chieftain of the APC, also felicitated with Fayemi.
He called on the people of Ekiti state to give their maximum support to the governor-elect, to enable him take the state to a greater height.
Also, in his reaction, a two-time speaker of the Abia state House of Assembly and former member of the Federal House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Stanley Ohazuruka, in a statement issued on Monday, hailed the peaceful conduct of the exercise.
According to the statement, “The just announced result of the victory of our party, APC, in Ekiti governorship election confirms that indeed, change has come to Nigeria under the able leadership of our dear President Muhammadu Buhari.
“I congratulate His excellency, Kayode Fayemi and the entire leadership of our great party for this victory. The word of the lord says,”surely they will gather,but since the gathering is not of the lord it will be in vain.
“No amount of gathering by other political parties will stop Buhari, APC from comprehensive victory in the 2019 general election.”
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