Ondo State Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) on their hard-fought and well-deserved victory in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State.
In a statement issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, the governor also extended his congratulations to the party’s governorship candidate, Monday Okpebholo, and his running mate, Dennis Idahosa, on their election as governor-elect and deputy governor-elect of Edo State.
Aiyedatiwa, who served as the Chairman of the Election Planning and Strategy Committee for the APC during the Edo election, expressed gratitude to the people of Edo State for placing their trust in the APC to lead the governance of the state.
He 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 clearly belongs.
“I thank Mr. President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for providing the exemplary leadership that guaranteed a free, fair and peaceful election in Edo and I also congratulate him on the success of the party 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, for the efforts they put in to achieve the much-needed victory.”
The governor, who commended the peaceful conduct of the people of Edo before, during and after the election, expressed confidence in the vision of Okpebholo to change the face of governance in the state, by implementing progressive policies and programmes that will make positive impacts on the lives of Edo people.