President Bola Tinubu on Sunday extended his congratulations to Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa on his victory in the recently concluded Ondo State governorship election.
Aiyedatiwa, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, secured the win with 366,781 votes, defeating Ajayi Agboola of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who garnered 117,845 votes.
Following the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) declaration of Aiyedatiwa as the winner, President Tinubu urged aggrieved candidates from other parties to pursue their grievances through the legal process.
“The President urges candidates dissatisfied with the outcome of the election to explore the opportunities provided by the judicial system to seek redress on areas of conflict,” presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said in a statement.
Tinubu expressed happiness with the outcome of the exercise and congratulated the electoral body, police and other security agencies for their roles in the electoral body.
The President is satisfied with “Aiyedatiwa and other candidates of the 17 political parties for the maturity and sense of purpose demonstrated during the campaigns and the election, attributing the success of the polls to the civility in the state.”
“President Tinubu believes the Ondo State election was another litmus test of the capacity of the Independent National Electoral Commission, affirming that the electoral body justified the confidence of the people with early preparations, deployment of staff and materials, and handling of the electoral process.
“The President also commends INEC for the efficiency of uploading more than 98 per cent of results on the same day of the elections.”