APC congratulates new elected Ekiti State Governor Fayemi victory
*Says victory reflects electorate’s rejection of “crude PDP”
Nigeria’s governing Party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has formally congratulated the newly elected Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. John Kayode Fayemi.
Fayemi defeated the Deputy Governor of the state and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof. Kolapo Olusola a.k.a. Eleka, and over 30 others in a keenly contested election on Saturday July 14, 2018.
He was victorious in 11 out of the 16 LocalGovernment Areas of the state, polling 197,459 votes to beat his closest rival Olusola who got 178,121 votes.
The APC, in a statement issued and signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi copy of which was made available toThe DEFENDER on Sunday, congratulated “Dr. Kayode Fayemi, our Party’s candidate, on his election as the Governor of Ekiti State.”
The Party noted that Dr. Fayemi ran an effective and positive campaign focused on his agenda of rebuilding the economy of the state and returning its lost values of integrity, prudence and decency.
The Party commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), security agencies, local and international observers, as well as other stakeholders, for their admirable role in making the Ekiti gubernatorial election one in which the people’s will had prevailed.
“We thank the Ekiti electorate for voting en masse for our Party’s candidate. This is a demonstration of their trust and confidence in Dr. Kayode Fayemi’s ability to deliver on his campaign promises and a rejection of the crude and pedestrian politics of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
“We assure the people of Ekiti, and indeed all Nigerians, that our Party is best placed to move the country forward and resolve the seemingly intractable problems that have held us back,” APC said.
