President Bola Tinubu has welcomed the outcome of the 2024 governorship election conducted in Edo State on Saturday and congratulated winner of the election, Monday Okpebholo, candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
NaijaOnPoint.com.ng (NOP) reports INEC declared Okpebholo winner of the Edo governorship election and Governor-elect on Sunday after polling a total of 291,667 votes and winning 11 local government areas out of 18 LGAs in which the election was conducted.
In a statement released by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, shortly after the result was declared, President Tinubu congratulated Okpebholo on his victory at the polls.
Tinubu in the statement also commended APC national leaders, Edo State leaders, and party governors for working hard to achieve victory, saying the victory testified to the people’s support for the ruling party, its progressive ideals, its economic reengineering programme and its commitment to improving the lives of Nigerians.
He, meanwhile, urged Okpebholo not to gloat over his victory but to see it as a challenging call to service while encouraging him to demonstrate magnanimity by reaching out to his political rivals and uniting the people of Edo State to ensure its development.
“President Tinubu also praises other candidates who participated in the election for their contributions to advancing Nigeria’s democracy, saying peaceful political contests, such as the one on Saturday, portray Nigeria as a stable democracy.
“The President urges all those aggrieved by the election outcome to seek redress through the legal channels. In addition, the president commends the people of Edo State for their orderly and peaceful conduct during the election, underscoring the maturing of Nigeria’s democracy after 25 years.
“I commend the INEC and our security agencies for working round the clock to conduct a successful, peaceful and largely hitch-free exercise. INEC has once again demonstrated that it is committed to organising a free and fair election in our country”, President Tinubu said.