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and former governor of Lagos State, Mr.
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated
Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu on his victory in the just
concluded Ondo State governorship election. He
also attributed the victory to President
Muhammadu Buhari's profile and called on all
party members angered by the governorship
primaries to bury the hatchet.
Mr. Tinubu's position was made in a statement
issued by his media office and signed by him.
The statement, released after the
announcement of Mr. Akeredolu as winner by
the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC), quoted Mr. Tinubu as saying, "With
regard to the governorship election in Ondo
State, I extend congratulations to Mr.
Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) on the outcome of
the election and for his perseverance and
persistence in seeking that office."
The party chieftain also congratulated the
people of Ondo State for their peaceful conduct
on election day and for returning to the
progressive camp.
"I congratulate all party members in the state,
particularly the party leadership in the
Southwest.
"Finally, I must express profound congratulations
to President Muhammadu Buhari, the national
leader of the party, whose stature and dignity
helped guide the APC to another victory that
should advance the progressive aims of the
party and the people," he said.
Mr. Tinubu, whose preferred candidate, Mr.
Segun Abrahams, lost to Mr. Akeredolu in the
primaries, added that now is the time for the
people of the state to work for the continued
development, prosperity and peace of the state
and the country at large.
"I appeal to all party members, including those
who have been disaffected from the primary
until today, to come together for the good of
our party and its progressive ideals," he
concluded.
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