Tinubu Congratulates Okpebholo On Edo Governorship Victory

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President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for his victory in Saturday’s Edo State governorship election.

Okpebholo, 54, secured 291,667 votes to defeat Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who got 247,274 votes and Olumide Akpata of the Labour Party (LP) who came a distant third in the race with 22,763 votes.

Fourteen other candidates contested the seat but got less than the three frontline candidates.

According to a statement released by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga on Sunday, the president urged Okpebholo “not to gloat over his victory but to see it as a challenging call to service”.

Tinubu further encouraged him to “demonstrate magnanimity by reaching out to his political rivals and uniting the people of Edo State to ensure its development
Equally, president Tinubu praised 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.

Written by: bossgmsi

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